Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who gins cotton or clears it from the seed.
- noun A gill (of a fish).
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- noun A person who operates a
gin . - noun A cotton ginning plant.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Why doesn't ginner ever write anything of any consequence?
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At first acting as cotton broker and then as a ginner, the company didn't move into large-scale agricultural production until after Mr. Boswell took over in 1952.
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That smug little ginner has put me right off it now....
Quotes of the Day 2007
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Mr. Angel is a Chicot County, Arkansas planter and ginner.
President Names Members To The Mississippi River Commission ITY National Archives 1999
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Old Master come out, hopping mad 'cause de gin shet down, and ast de ginner, old Brown, what de matter.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration
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Margaret King Tatum, Nov. 29, 1922; Di Soc.; telegrapher 1909-14; bookkeeper 1914-16; cotton buyer and ginner 1919 -; mayor Cleveland; pvt., master signal electrician troop "K" Ga.cav. and 106th field signal bat.
Alumni History of the University of North Carolina 1793-1962 1924
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Jennie Leah Denny, Mar. 9, 1881; ginner and miller, Jonesboro, 1881-97; ibid.
Alumni History of the University of North Carolina 1793-1962 1924
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New York City, and worked as tirelessly as if he were a penniless be ginner at his profession instead of a rich man, a rich woman's heir, and already recognized as a genius in his own line.
The Heart of Rachael Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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"The ginner came down to the engine room and said 'Mr. Bond, I think Charley Dilahunty jammed that engine.'"
From Slavery to Wealth The Life of Scott Bond The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance. Daniel Arthur 1917
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The engineer and ginner drew salaries in proportion.
From Slavery to Wealth The Life of Scott Bond The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance. Daniel Arthur 1917
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