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ginnery

American  
[jin-uh-ree] / ˈdʒɪn ə ri /

noun

ginneries plural
  1. a mill for ginning cotton.


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Etymology

Origin of ginnery

An Americanism dating back to 1895–90; gin 2 + -ery

Example Sentences

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There was also a textile company, an oil mill, and a ginnery that prepared cotton for export.

From BBC • May 18, 2018

The crop is being picked and soon the ginnery figures will begin definitely to indicate its real amount.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a store conducted by his black son, a blacksmith shop, and a ginnery.

From The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

The present practice requires three cars to carry the ginnery bales to the compressor, and two cars to carry the compressed bales to the port, warehouse, or mill.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

Weighing gin bales in a ginnery yard 36 Cotton warehouses in the South The mill, we have seen, frequently pays cash for its raw stock, or else buys upon short term notes.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

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