Gin(v. i.)
- To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan.
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.
Gin(n.)
- 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.
Gin(n.)
- A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
Gin(n.)
- A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin.