| Inning | n. [ AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv. ] 1. Ingathering; harvesting. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] 3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] |