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noun

Inning n.

Ingathering; harvesting. (Obs.)

The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get one turn each at bat; as, in baseball there are nine innings to a complete game; often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.

pl. Lands recovered from the sea.

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Words linked to "Inning" : bottom of the inning, baseball, top, bottom, top of the inning, playing period, period of play, division, section, part, play, frame, baseball game