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Gin -definition of Gin by MedicineWord.com,a Medicine Dictionary
©http://medicineword.com From:http://www.medicineword.com/Gin.shtmlMother’s Milk, Mother’s Ruin, and Ladies’ Delight. Dutch Courage and Cuckold’s Comfort. These evocative nicknames for gin hint that it has a far livelier history than the simple and classic martini would lead you to believe. In this book, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson journeys into gin’s past, revealing that this spirit has played the role of both hero and villain throughout history.gin
1. To catch in a trap.
2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.
Origin: Ginned; Ginning.
1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.
2. A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
<chemical> A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
3. A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin.
The name is also given to an instrument of torture worked with screws, and to a pump moved by rotary sails. Gin block, a simple form of tackle block, having one wheel, over which a rope runs; called also whip gin, rubbish pulley, and monkey wheel. Gin power, a form of horse power for driving a cotton gin. Gin race, or Gin ring, the path of the horse when putting a gin in motion. Gin saw, a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibres through the grid, leaving the seed in the hopper. Gin wheel. In a cotton gin, a wheel for drawing the fibre through the grid; a brush wheel to clean away the lint.
<chemical> The drum of a whim.
Origin: A contraction of engine.
Source: Websters Dictionary
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The iconic heart of the classic cocktail, gin is making a comeback in on drinks menus around the world. There are dozens of brands making their appearance in everything from Gin and Tonics plus Martinis to Brambles and Fizzes. But how did this crystal clear marriage of neutral grain spirit and exotic botanicals become such an integral part of the bartender's repertoire? Author and gin expert Geraldine Coates delves into gin's fascinating history inThe Mixellany Guide to Gin and explains the differences amongst the various styles of gin including its predecessor genever. From production and tasting techniques to descriptions of the current gin brands and examples of both classic and modern gin drinks, Coates provides readers with an enticing and comprehensive survey of the ultimate cocktail spirit
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