Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
jinn .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
jinn . - verb
Eye dialect spelling ofgiven .
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Examples
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57 Strong-Waters: Geneva, a strong distilled drink, which became known as "ginn," or gin.
The Beggar's Opera 1728
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Fairly good assessment, actually. lic-ginn fount has a point, in that sierra club -- arguably seattle's bastion of "eco-greens" -- endorsed licata.
Guess What, Establishment. McGinn is the New Licata. Except, He’s the Mayor. « PubliCola 2010
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September 17, 2009 at 9:17 am ginn wud kyur ur ills!
All you can eat bufeh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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But in that corner we are waiting for a news conference top ginn.
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They practice a regular "ginn-cult," and celebrate annual feasts, going outside Tetuan to a certain spring near the Moorish cemetery, and killing
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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A man whose wife is any way odd or mysterious has married of course a ginn.
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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If a man falls down in the dark, it is a ginn: a sudden illness or an accident is the work of a ginn.
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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Supposing a ginn gets hold of a man, and he is ill, there are certain doctors, magicians, among the Moors who can cast the ginn out.
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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I accordingly assumed Hassan to be a myth -- a first cousin to the ginn.
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Sax Rohmer 1921
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He has suffered the loss of the offending hand, but the evil ginn protect him; he is inspired by efreets!
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Sax Rohmer 1921
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