Gin
WordNet
noun
(1) A form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
(2) A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
(3) A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
(4) Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
verb
(5) Trap with a snare
"Gin game"
(6) Separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A trick; a device or instrument.
- A snare or trap for game.
- A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.
- A pile driver.
- A windpump.
- A cotton gin.
Verb
Etymology 2
From , from
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of or alternatively from from the , from . Hence Gin rummy first attested 1941.
Noun
- A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- gin rummy
Etymology 4
From language or , but acquiring a derogatory tone. (Reference: R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 167.)
Noun
- An Aboriginal woman.