sloe gin vs gin

sloe gin and gin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sloe gin	Yes	No	No	No
gin	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gin is a hypernym of sloe gin; that is, gin is a word with a broader meaning than sloe gin:

sloe gin (noun)	gin (noun)
gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)	a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
	a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
	strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

sloe gin (verb)	gin (verb)
	trap with a snare
	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin