Cotton Gin (Noun)
Meaning
A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry by simplifying the process of separating seeds from fibers.
- Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1794, which significantly reduced the manual labor required to prepare cotton for market.
- Farmers relied heavily on the cotton gin to remove seeds from their cotton harvests, making the production process faster and more efficient.
- Before the invention of the cotton gin, workers manually removed seeds from raw cotton, a time-consuming task.
- The widespread adoption of the cotton gin transformed the American South into a major cotton producer.