gin [archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. It originated in Holland (thus the name Hollands, or Holland, gin) but is now manufactured also in other countries, chiefly England and the United States. A type of gin developed in England is known as London gin; it is more highly distilled than Holland gin. Dry gin has been highly rectified. Old Tom gin is sweetened for use as a liqueur. Sloe gin is flavored with fresh sloes instead of juniper.

gin

Colorless distilled liquor. Made from neutral grain spirits, it acquires its distinctive flavour from juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds). Its origin is attributed to a 17th-century Dutch medical researcher, Franciscus Sylvius. Two principal types are marketed: a malty-flavoured and full-bodied Netherlands type (alcohol content about 35% by volume) and a dry, purified type favoured in Britain and the U.S. (40–47% alcohol by volume). Dry gin, which has more flavouring ingredients, is served either unmixed or in cocktails. Dutch gins are usually served unmixed or with water.

gin¹

1. an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries

2. any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences

3. an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit

gin²

1. a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle

2. a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton

3. a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire

4. a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank

gin [jin]

(agriculture)

A machine used to separate cotton fiber from the seed and waste.

To thus separate cotton fiber.

(food engineering)

An alcoholic beverage made from distilled spirits flavored with an extract of the juniperberry or other flavoring botanicals.

(mechanical engineering)

A hoisting machine in the form of a tripod with a windlass, pulleys, and ropes.

GIN - A special-purpose macro assembler used to build the GEORGE 3 operating system for ICL1900 series computers.

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Friendly feline Sooty went out on the prowl near his Antrim Road home in Lisburn, Co Antrim, when he walked into a treacherous gin trap - triggering the cruel device's teeth to snap shut on the terrified cat's right hind leg.

SOO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE; Pet survives trap ordeal by The Mirror (London, England)

Obviously, many bankers and the heads of professional associations have squealed like pigs caught in gin traps at the thought of a tax on self-interested speculation.

Lord Turner has right idea for banks; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Boy, a pedigree labrador retriever, which was caught in a gin trap for five days before gnawing himself out would be able to walk again, the Examiner reported.

Masked raiders at Co-op; NOSTALGIA Into the archives ..1963 by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

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