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    cotton gin

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Material & textiles
    ˈcotton gin noun [countable]  TIMa machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton 轧棉机，轧花机
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    cotton gin• Eli Whitney, famous for the cotton gin, also developed mass production techniques for muskets.• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793.• The cotton gin was a machine for separating the cotton from the cotton seeds.    Origin cotton gin (1700-1800) gin “machine” (1300-1400) From Old French engin “engine”
    ˈcotton gin nounChineseSyllable
    separates seeds the of a that machine Corpus


    cotton gin
    ˈcotton gin noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: gin 'machine' 1300-1400 From Old French engin 'engine'
    a machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton


    cotton ginBrE /ˈkɒtn dʒɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːtn dʒɪn/ 🔊 (also gin) nouna machine for separating the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton 轧棉机；轧花机