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Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. |
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If. |
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To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to;
as, gan tell. See Gan. |
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A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin,
because originally, and still very extensively, manufactured in
Holland. Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine. |
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Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. |
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A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a
tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys,
ropes, etc. |
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A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim. |
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A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin. |
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To catch in a trap. |
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To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton. |
