In″ning (?), n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.] 1. Ingathering; harvesting. 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.