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  1. GIN
    A special-purpose macro assembler used to build the GEORGE 3 operating system for ICL1900 series computers. (1994-11-02)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/GIN

  2. Gin
    Gin (contracted from geneva, from the French genievre meaning juniper) is an alcoholic beverage made from malt and flavoured with juniper berries, first made in the Netherlands and formerly also called Hollands. Gin was originally called geneva, the name changing around the end of the 19th century.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. gin
    A machine used to remove seeds and to clean dirt from cotton as it comes from the field.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. gin
    [n] - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries 2. [n] - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points 3. [v] - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin 4. [v] - trap with a gin
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Gin
    A machine for removing the seeds from the cotton fibre.
    Found on http://www.weaverstriangle.co.uk/history

  6. gin
    distilled spirit generally containing the aromatic principles of juniper berries Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a hoisting and loading device consisting of block and tackle suspended from the top of a tripod of poles Category: agriculture, fi...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Gin
    Gin preposition [ Anglo-Saxon ge á noun See Again .] Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. [ Scot.] A. Ross (1778).
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  8. Gin
    Gin conj. [ See Gin , prep .] If. [ Scotch] Jamieson.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  9. Gin
    Gin intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gan , Gon or Gun ; present participle & verbal noun Ginning .] [ Middle English ginnen , Anglo-Saxon ginnan
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  10. Gin
    Gin noun [ Contr. from Geneva . See 2d Geneva .] 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 extensi...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  11. Gin
    Gin noun [ A contraction of engine .] 1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. Chaucer. Spenser. 2. (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, wit...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  12. Gin
    Gin transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ginned ; present participle & verbal noun Ginning .] 1. To catch in a trap. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. 2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/27

  13. gin
    1. To catch in a trap. ... 2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton. ... Origin: Ginned; Ginning. ... 1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. ... 2. A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  14. gin
    gin rummy noun a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. gin
    noun strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. gin
    verb trap with a snare; `gin game`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. Gin
    • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To clear of seeds ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. gin
    (from the article `measurement system`) ...The cube, however, had to contain a weight of one great mina of water. The qa was a subdivision of two other units; 300 qa equaled 60 gin or 1 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/33

  19. gin
    flavoured, distilled, colourless to pale yellow liquor made from purified spirits usually obtained from a grain mash and having the juniper berry as ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/33

  20. Gin
    G In is a Japanese girl name. The meaning of the name is `Silver` The name G In doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name G In seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Gin

  21. Gin
    A device used for temporary lifting.
    Found on http://www.youngco.com/young2.asp?ID=4&T

  22. gin
    • strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
    • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose
    • a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
    • a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

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  23. gin
    one of several spellings used in English for the jin, the Chinese weight unit also called the catty.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictG.

  24. gin
    gin [archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. It originated in Holland (thus the name Hollands, or Holland, gin) but is now manufactured also in other countries, chiefl...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  25. Gin
    Gin is Black-American slang for a street fight.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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