Cotton gin
WordNet

noun


(1)   A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
WiktionaryText

Noun


cotton gin
  1. A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.
  2. Any mechanism that separates one person from another, whether it be distance, time, or apathy
    • She really put me in the cotton gin, when she wouldn't call me back.
 
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