cotton gin
cotton gin — noun
1. A farming machine that pulls cotton seeds out of the fluffy fiber using rotating
A farming machine that pulls cotton seeds out of the fluffy fiber using rotating teeth or saws, replacing the slow work of removing them by hand
In 1793, Eli Whitney built the first cotton gin in the United States.
historical origin: invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Before the cotton gin, workers removed seeds from cotton fiber by hand.
The Watanabe family bought a small cotton gin to process their cotton harvest.
A single cotton gin can process hundreds of kilograms of cotton in just one hour.
Kian saw a working cotton gin at the farming history museum.
Aylin made a sketch of the cotton gin for her school report on farming inventions.
After the cotton gin became popular, Southern farmers grew much larger cotton crops each year.
用法筆記
The word 'gin' in 'cotton gin' is short for 'engine' (a machine) and is not related to the alcoholic drink. This term is most often used in historical discussions about farming in the 18th and 19th centuries.