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gin(2) (iou)



gin noun1. ME.
[Aphet. from Old French engin ENGINE noun.]
Skill, ingenuity. Also, cunning, craft, artifice. ME-L15.
A scheme, a device; a trick. ME-E18.
a. An instrument, a tool. ME-E17.
b. A mechanical contrivance or device, a machine. arch. LME.
A contrivance for catching game etc.; a snare, a net, a trap. ME.
An instrument of torture; spec. the rack. ME-L16.
A military machine for hurling stones or other missiles. ME-M16.
A device for fastening a door or window; a bolt, a bar. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
a. A hoisting apparatus; spec. a three-legged crane or derrick. LME.
b. Mining. A horse- or wind-powered windlass for pumping, lifting, etc. L17.
A machine for separating cotton from its seeds. M18.
Nautical. An all-metal tackle block with a skeleton frame. M19.