'Ginning' definitions:
Definition of 'Ginning'
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- 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[imac]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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ginning'
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- Gin \Gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ginned; p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.]
- 1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ginning'
From: GCIDE
- Ginning \Gin"ning\, n. [See Gin, v. i.] Beginning. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]