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cotton gin in Irish

cotton gin in Irish is inneall scartha cadáis, scilligeoir — cotton gin means a machine that separates cotton fibres from their seeds, using rotating teeth or saws to pull the lint through a grid too narrow for the seeds to pass.

cotton gin in Irish

inneall scartha cadáis
noun
A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.
scilligeoir
noun
A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.

What does "cotton gin" mean?

  1. noun A machine that separates cotton fibres from their seeds, using rotating teeth or saws to pull the lint through a grid too narrow for the seeds to pass.
    "The cotton gin could clean in a day what a worker took weeks to do by hand."
  2. noun The building or plant where cotton is cleaned and baled.
    "Her grandfather ran the cotton gin on the edge of town."
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cotton gin in a sentence

  • The cotton gin could clean in a day what a worker took weeks to do by hand.
  • Bales are trucked from the fields to the nearest cotton gin.
  • Her grandfather ran the cotton gin on the edge of town.

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What is "cotton gin" in Irish?

"cotton gin" in Irish is inneall scartha cadáis, scilligeoir. cotton gin means: A machine that separates cotton fibres from their seeds, using rotating teeth or saws to pull the lint through a grid too narrow for the seeds to pass.

How do you use "cotton gin" in a sentence?

Example: "The cotton gin could clean in a day what a worker took weeks to do by hand." In Irish, "cotton gin" is inneall scartha cadáis, scilligeoir.

Are there other ways to say "cotton gin" in Irish?

Yes — Irish has 2 translations listed for "cotton gin": inneall scartha cadáis, scilligeoir.

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