zin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zin
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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By the 1880s, zin was the most dominant variety in the area.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
Mr. Camp first moved to convert the vineyards — the cabernet and zin had long since been pulled out — to biodynamic and regenerative farming, while making the estate more biodiverse.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Spicy raspberry and cranberry flavors are the hallmark of zinfandel, and Lodi claims to produce about 40 percent of California’s prime zin.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2020
Juicy cranberry, strawberry and currant flavors, with a hint of tobacco and dried grapes — a.k.a. raisins — feature in this lovely zin.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2020
The words nouth, knoweth; zin, sin, vrast, frost; die, day; Zathardie, Saturday; Zindii, Sunday; and a few others, indicate an origin west of the Parret.
From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by James Jennings
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