English

Pronunciation
enPR|jĭn, IPA|/d�ɪn/, SAMPA|/dZIn/
audio|en-us-gin.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪn

Homophones
djinn

Etymology 1
aphetism|Aphetism of OF. term|engin||engine|lang=fro.

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A trick; a device or instrument.
2. A snare or trap for game.
3. A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.
4. A pile driver.
5. A windpump.
6. A cotton gin.

Verb
en-verb|gin|n|ed

1. transitive To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
2. transitive To trap something in a gin.

Etymology 2
Abbreviation of term|geneva or alternatively from D. term|genever||juniper|langnl from the OF. term|genevre|langfro, from L. term|juniperus||juniper|lang=la. Hence term|Gin rummy first attested 1941.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|-

1. A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with Juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
2. Gin rummy.

Related terms
genever
sloe gin

Translations
trans-top|alcoholic beverage
Chinese: t|zh|��|tr=jīn ji�
Estonian: t|et|džinn
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:Online Etymology Dictionary
R:Webster 1913

Etymology 3
From Dharuk. language term|diyin or term|dyin, but acquiring a derogatory tone. (Reference: w:R. M. W. Dixon|R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 167.)

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Australia||now considered|_|offensive An Aboriginal woman.

Quotations
seeCites

Derived terms
gin burglar
gin burglary
gin hunter
gin jockey
gin shepherd
gin stealer
gin's piss

Category:Alcoholic beverages

Irish

Pronunciation
IPA|/��ɪnʲ/

Verb
infl|ga|verb

1. To give birth to. i|used only in the autonomous form
2. To generate or produce.
3. To beget, procreate.
4. To germinate, sprout or spring forth.

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira��|hidx��'

1. silver|Silver, Ag
2. Cash, money, wealth

Scots

Etymology
Apparently reduced from term|gien||given|langsco, under the influence of term|gif|langsco.

Pronunciation
IPA|/gɪn/

Conjunction
sco-conj

1. if

Scottish Gaelic

Verb
infl|gd|verb|present participle|a' gineadh|simple past|ghin|past participle|ginte

1. To generate, reproduce.

Wiradhuri

Noun
infl|wrh|noun

1. alternative spelling of|geen|lang=Wiradhuri

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vi:gin
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