cotton gin
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒt.ən ˌdʒɪn/ us/ˈkɑː.t̬ən ˌdʒɪn/
轧棉机，轧花机
a machine used for separating the fibres of the cotton plant from the seeds
The building housed the old cotton gin.
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- The small agricultural town of Shelby has a cotton gin, two liquor stores and not much else.
- James Henry also ran a winery, a nursery and orchards, and owned a cotton gin.
- At the museum, you can wear a corset, use a cotton gin or try other activities Americans would have done in the past
- Her father was a cotton gin operator.