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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gin \Gin\ (g[i^]n), verb (used without an object) [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}, verb (used without an object), 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gin \Gin\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ginning \Gin"ning\, noun [See {Gin}, verb (used without an object)] Beginning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ginning See {gin}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gin
noun
1: 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}]
verb
1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
2: trap with a snare; "gin game" [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]
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