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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Inning

/ĭn'-ĭng/ · In·ning · IPA /ˈɪnɪŋ/
01 n. Ingathering; harvesting.
  1. 1.
    Ingathering; harvesting.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    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.
  3. 3.
    Lands recovered from the sea.