jenny
jenny
Definition
jenny (jen′ē)
noun pl. -·nies
- spinning jenny
- the female of some birds a jenny wren
- a female donkey
Etymology: < Jenny
Jenny
Definition
Jenny (jen′ē)
noun
a feminine name
jenny
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- creep: Controlling invasive plants Some creeping rock plants, such as creeping jenny, become invasive by the middle of the summer.
- invent: By the time he was sixteen the spinning jenny invented by Hargreaves in 1767 had been introduced at Hall i ' th ' Wood.
- use: By 1811, only 3.1 % of Lancashireâs cotton capacity was accounted for by small workshops using the spinning jenny.
Adjective modifier
- spinning: By the time of his death, more than 20,000 spinning jennies were in use.
- first: In the first or second of those years - ie 1763 or 1764 - Leather attested, Highs built his first jenny.
Modifies a noun
Jenny Quotes
Jenny kissed me when we met, Jumping from the chair she sat in; Time, you thief, who love to get Sweets into your list, put that in: Say I'm weary, say I'm sad, Say that health and wealth have missed me, Say I'm growing old, but add, Jenny kissed me.
