'Spinning jenny' definitions:

Definition of 'spinning jenny'

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noun
An early spinning machine with multiple spindles

Definition of 'Spinning jenny'

From: GCIDE
  • Spinning \Spin"ning\, a. & n. from Spin. [1913 Webster]
  • Spinning gland (Zool.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvae.
  • Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning.
  • Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously.
  • Spinning mite (Zool.), the red spider.
  • Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'spinning jenny'

From: GCIDE
  • Jenny \Jen"ny\, n. [A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by Jenny, the proper name. See Gin an engine, and cf. Ginny-carriage.] A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called spinning jenny. [1913 Webster]