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   Gin (gĭn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gan (găn), Gon (gŏn), or Gun (gŭn); p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob. akin to AS. gīnan to yawn, and E. yawn. √31.  See Yawn, v. i., and cf. Begin.] To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, “gan tell”. See Gan. [Obs. or Archaic] “He gan to pray.”  Chaucer.
   
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   Gin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ginned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.]
   1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.]  Beau. & Fl.
   
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   2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, “to gin cotton”.
   
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   Ginning (?), n. [See Gin, v. i.] Beginning. [Obs.]  Chaucer.
   
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