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单词 cotton gin
释义

cotton gin

noun

: a machine that separates the seeds, hulls, and foreign material from cotton

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His body, brutally beaten, was found days later in the Tallahatchie River with a heavy cotton gin fan tied on his neck with barbed wire. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 Inventions like the steam engine and cotton gin accelerated production, feeding a booming job market that was met with immigrants eager to find work. al, 11 July 2022 Days after the 14-year-old was killed, his body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, where it was tossed after being weighted down with a cotton gin fan. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 The cotton gin increased productivity by a factor of 50. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022 Aaron seems to have gone to work at a lumber business, saw mill and cotton gin before enlisting in Oct. 14, 1940, according to McFerrin's book. Arkansas Online, 6 June 2022 In the central installation, a vintage cotton gin motor that Beasley bought in Alabama whirred behind a giant vitrine. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 At its peak, Tullahassee boasted a cotton gin, a bed-and-breakfast, a railroad depot, a doctor’s office and a movie theater. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 Days after Till was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman, his body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, where it was tossed after being weighed down with a cotton gin fan. Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cotton gin

noun

: a machine for removing seeds from cotton
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