GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Inn (ĭn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inned (ĭnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Inning.] To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] Addison.
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Inning (?), n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.]
1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] Holland.
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2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get one turn each at bat; as, “in baseball there are nine innings to a complete game;” -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, “the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings”.
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3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. Ainsworth.
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