Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit of
gin . - noun A Middle English form of
gun .
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Examples
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In the 80s the older women were just fine wearing what the younger women were: the laura ashley and jessica micclintock gunne sax dresses with big white collars, and the puffed sleeves and low waisted skirts.
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I am gunne be like there the second it comes out! idk what you guys are talking bout. this movie is gunna rock.
Must Watch: Rainn Wilson's The Rocker Trailer « FirstShowing.net 2008
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For the Arabians that bee theeues, will come swimming and steale your goods and flee away, against which a gunne is very good, for they doe feare it very much.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Soone after that the Turke was arriued, he went to land, and mounted on his horse, and rode to his pauilion which was in a high place called Megalandra, foure or fiue miles fro the towne but of the danger of the gunne shot.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And out of the posterne of England was shot a gunne that brake downe one of the sayde mantellets, and hit upon one of the pieces, and slew foure or fiue men, and bare away both the legs of the master of the ordinance, which died soone after: whereof the great Turke was very ill content, and sayd that he had rather haue lost one of his basshas or captaines then the sayd master.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Turcoplier of England, chiefe captaine of the succours of the sayd posterne of England, a valiant man and hardy: and in holding of it he was slaine with the stroke of a hand-gunne, which was great damage.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The fift day of the sayd moneth our master gunner was slaine with a gunne, which was great losse for vs at that time.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The ground was here and there couered with great round balles of glasselyke gunne stones, and other fine proportions much pleasing, with
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Crownes for the Abbey, leauing vs to take our pleasure vpon the blocke house, vvhich they said they vvere not able to ransome, hauing stretched them selues to the vttermost of their powers: and therefore the said blocke house vvas by vs vndermined, and so vvith gunne powder blowen vp in peeces.
Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges
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Dennys for shooting in a gunne & vnlawfullie killing of his conyes ....
Highways and Byways in Surrey Eric Parker 1912
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