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  2. Cotton gin, machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States by Eli Whitney in 1793. It is credited with fixing cotton cultivation, virtually to the exclusion of other crops, in the U.S. South and so institutionalizing slavery.

  3. Cotton gin - Wikipedia

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    A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine" [1] [2] —is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. [3] The separated seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil .

  4. Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney - HISTORY

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    In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from...

  5. Cotton gin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of COTTON GIN is a machine that separates the seeds, hulls, and foreign material from cotton.

  6. The Cotton Gin: Eli Whitney and the Impact on the U.S ...

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    The cotton gin, short for "cotton engine," was a machine that automated the process of separating each cotton fiber from its seeds, leading to increased efficiency and productivity. Invented by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin consisted of a sturdy frame made of wood or iron that housed a rotating drum with small wire hooks.

  7. The Invention of the Cotton Gin and Its Historic Impact

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    The cotton gin, patented by American-born born inventor Eli Whitney in 1794, revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the tedious process of removing seeds and husks from cotton fiber.

  8. Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the “interchangeable parts” mode of production.