gijn

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣɛi̯n/

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) A multiple-pulley block with three cheeks.
  • (nautical) A heavy tackle consisting of one or two of these blocks.

Etymology

Borrowed from English gin derived from Old French engin (war machine, cleverness, engine, skill) derived from Latin ingenium (an engine, nature, innate natural quality, genius, an invention, a producer, a genius, machine, LL).

Origin

Latin

ingenium

Gloss

an engine, nature, innate natural quality, genius, an invention, a producer, a genius, machine, LL

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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