ginnery

[ jin-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural gin·ner·ies.

1. a mill for ginning gin cotton.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ginnery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–90; gin ² + -ery

Example Sentences

Cotton fields in front of Enfield Cotton Ginnery in Enfield, N.C., which cleans hundreds of bales of cotton for farmers in the surrounding community.Credit...

From New York Times

She owns Enfield Cotton Ginnery in eastern North Carolina, which cleans hundreds of bales of cotton for farmers in the surrounding community.

From New York Times

There was also a textile company, an oil mill, and a ginnery that prepared cotton for export.

From BBC

The crop is being picked and soon the ginnery figures will begin definitely to indicate its real amount.

From Time Magazine Archive

So great is the pressure exerted that a bundle of cotton coming to the press from the ginnery, 4 feet in depth, is reduced to 7 inches when drawn from the compressor.

From Project Gutenberg