[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inn \inn\ i^n, v. i. imp.  p. p. inned i^nd; p. pr.
    vb. n. inning.
   to take lodging; to lodge. r. --addison.
   1913 webster
see also:
inned inning 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inning \in"ning\, 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

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inning
     n : a period of play in baseball during which each team has a
         turn at bat syn: frame
see also:
frame 

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