GIN

Gin

Gin is a spirit which derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries . From its earliest beginnings in the Middle Ages, gin has evolved over the course of a millennium from an herbal medicine to an object of commerce in the spirits industry. Today, the gin category is one of the most popular and widely distributed range of spirits, and is represented by products of various origins, styles, and flavor profiles that all revolve around juniper as a common ingredient.

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gin

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. gin rummy
  3. drawing the best card or combination of cards

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A trick; a device or instrument.
  2. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.
  3. A snare or trap for game.
  4. A machine for raising or moving heavy objects, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
  5. A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
  6. A pile driver.
  7. A windpump.
  8. A cotton gin.
  9. An instrument of torture worked with screws.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. An Aboriginal woman.

Verb

  1. To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
  2. To trap something in a gin.
  3. To invent (via Irish), see gin up

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To begin.


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