cotton gin
The origin and history of cotton gin.
Etymology
Gin here is a shortened form of engine, meaning a mechanical contrivance, and has nothing to do with the drink. The word engine descends from Latin ingenium 'skill, device'.
The origin and history of cotton gin.
Gin here is a shortened form of engine, meaning a mechanical contrivance, and has nothing to do with the drink. The word engine descends from Latin ingenium 'skill, device'.