fish trap vs gin

fish trap

noun
  • A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive. 

gin

noun
  • 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. 

  • A snare or trap for game. 

  • A windpump. 

  • An Aboriginal woman. 

  • 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. 

  • An instrument of torture worked with screws. 

  • Gin rummy. 

  • A cotton gin. 

  • Drawing the best card or combination of cards. 

  • A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim. 

  • A pile driver. 

conj
  • If. 

verb
  • To trap something in a gin. 

  • To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin. 

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