1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inn.

2. (n.) Ingathering; harvesting.

3. (n.) The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc., the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- 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.

4. (n.) Lands recovered from the sea.

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