Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gin driven by a horse for raising great weights. See
gin .
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Examples
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Instead they stood around the horse-gin, watching without speaking.
A Place Called Freedom Follett, Ken 1995
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Us had a horse-gin and screwpit, to git de cotton fit for de market in
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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"All my experience with gin machinery had been the old-fashioned horse-gin.
From Slavery to Wealth The Life of Scott Bond The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance. Daniel Arthur 1917
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