What is "ginning"

Gin \Gin\ (g[i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gan (g[a^]n), Gon (g[o^]n), or Gun (g[u^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob. akin to AS. g[=i]nan to yawn, and E. yawn. [root]31. See Yawn, v. i., and cf. Begin.] To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. [Obs. or Archaic] ``He gan to pray.''
--Chaucer.

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.

Ginning \Gin"ning\, n. [See Gin, v. i.] Beginning. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

n. The act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin. vb. (present participle of gin English)

See 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]

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

2. trap with a snare; "gin game"

3. [also: ginning, ginned, gan]