Word familynouncottonadecottonocracycotton budcotton gincottonmouthcottonseedcottontailcottonweedcottonwoodcotton woolcottonadjectivecottonycotton-picking
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ˈcotton gin noun [countableC]
TIMa machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton 轧棉机，轧花机
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cotton gin• Eli Whitney, famous for the cotton gin, also developed mass production techniques for muskets.• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793.• The cotton gin was a machine for separating the cotton from the cotton seeds.
Origincotton gin
(1700-1800) gin “machine”(1300-1400) From Old Frenchengin“engine”