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Ginned

Gin \Gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ginned; p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.]

  1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.]
    --Beau. & Fl.

  2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.

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ginned
  1. (context dated slang English) drunk v

  2. (en-pastgin)

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ginned

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gin
  1. n. strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

  2. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: snare, noose]

  3. a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: cotton gin]

  4. a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: gin rummy, knock rummy]

  5. [also: ginning, ginned, gan]

gin
  1. v. separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

  2. trap with a snare; "gin game"

  3. [also: ginning, ginned, gan]

Usage examples of "ginned".

I learned that Sir Isaac Newton, who has the honor to be Master of the Mint, was coming to Westminster to testify on some trifling matter ginned up by the fevered minds of the Faction, I resolved to invite him to this Chamber that his visit would not be a perfect waste of his time.