Wordie: Gin

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(n): an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

(n): a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

(n): a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

(n): a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

(n): any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

(n): a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

(n): a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

(v): separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

(v): force, take, or pull apart

(v): trap with a snare

(v): catch in or as if in a trap

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30 minutes ago Prolagus said:

Song quotation on telly.

2 months ago yarb said:

His final words were
(directed to his best friend):
'No doubt as a child
you were starved, stunted with gin,
and suffered to get rickets.'

- Peter Reading, Limns, from Tom O' Bedlam's Beauties, 1981

5 months ago yarb said:

Also something to do with ships - see citation on coaming.

about 1 year ago jennarenn said:

This is how people in NC pronounce my name. It's also wonderful with tonic.

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