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ˈginners, n. pl. (rarely sing.) Obs. exc. dial.
Also local Sc. ginnles.
[Of obscure origin; ? connected with ON. gin- wk. root of gína to yawn.]
The gills of a fish.
1483Cath. Angl. 156/2 A Ginner of y⊇ fysche, branchia. 1781Hutton Tour to Caves 90 Ginners, the gills of a fish. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl. s.v., He had swallowed the bait greedily, the huik was sticking in his ‘ginners’. 1869Lonsdale Gloss., Ginners, the gills of a fish. |