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ginning

ginning

9.1
Moving heavy objects with a winch or hoist
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪnɪŋ/
  • Archaic
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  • Safety precautions are important when ginning large loads in a construction area.

Examples

  • The workers spent the morning ginning crates onto the upper floor of the warehouse.

  • Old photographs show men ginning heavy machinery into place with ropes and pulleys.

  • The ginning was difficult.

  • He loves ginning at work.

  • The workers spent the morning ginning crates onto the upper floor of the warehouse.

  • Old photographs show men ginning heavy machinery into place with ropes and pulleys.

  • Safety precautions are important when ginning large loads in a construction area.

Synonyms

craning
vsginning
  • Specialized
1 4.3

The lifting of heavy objects using a crane

operates a hoist or winch to lift objects instead of that machine

How Forceful

heaving
1 3.9
ginning
  • Archaic
9.1
to lift
553 1.0
pulling
1 1.0
to budge
66 3.1

Surface Forms

ginning singular
ginnings plural

Morphology

ginning = gin (transparent) = gin + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization from the verb 'gin' meaning to operate a hoisting device; the action is directly described.

Etymology

Ginning here comes from gin, an old short form of engine, meaning a 'machine' used for lifting. That's why ginning can mean operating a hoist or winch to move heavy objects.