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单词 spinning jenny
释义

spinning jenny

noun

spinning jen·​ny -ˌje-nē How to pronounce spinning jenny (audio)
: an early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Creative destruction reallocates society’s resources from less productive pursuits to more productive ones—from spinning jennies to factories, for example, or from horse-and-buggies to motorcars. Alan Greenspan, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Jenny, nickname for Jane

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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