cotton ginning
Refers to the process of separating cotton fibers from seeds, often using a cotton gin.
Remove seeds from cotton using a cotton gin.
In the past, cotton ginning was done by hand.
cotton gin; cotton ginning machine
Compound of 綿 (わた, 'cotton') and 繰り (くり, the continuative form of 繰る, 'to reel' or 'to spin'), literally 'cotton reeling'.