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  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.
  5. n. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
  6. 1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] Holland. 2. 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. 3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. Ainsworth.
  7. Lands recovered from the sea. Ainsworth.
  8. n:100 n. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat