1. plural of gin, an alcoholic spirit flavored with juniper berries
2. plural of gin, a machine for separating cotton fibers from seeds

1. third person singular present of gin, to remove seeds from cotton using a cotton gin
2. third person singular present of gin, to trap or snare
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The bartender served three gins with tonic water.
• She ordered two gins and a whiskey for the table.
• The cotton gins at the plantation processed hundreds of pounds daily.
• Modern gins can separate cotton much faster than hand picking.
• The machine gins the cotton automatically.
• He gins several bales of cotton each day during harvest season.
• The hunter gins rabbits using traditional methods.