cotton gin
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Material & textilescotton ginˈcotton gin noun [countable] TIMa machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cottonExamples from the Corpuscotton gin• 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”