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just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, it’s from Middle English “engin”, which at the time meant a device or trick.

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  • raef@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    see: the cotton gin

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    • meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Drinking cotton Gin leads to cotton mouth.

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• Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Exactly,

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