ginhouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From gin + house.
Meanings
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A building where cotton is ginned.
1911, Allan Noble Monkhouse, "Cotton", 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Up till 1870 or thereabouts, cotton seed was regarded as a positive nuisance upon the American plantation. It was left to accumulate in vast heaps about ginhouses, to the annoyance of the farmer and the injury of his premises.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ginhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |