ginning

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.
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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.
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   2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.
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Ginning \Gin"ning\, n. [See {Gin}, v. i.]
   Beginning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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