spinning jenny

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noun

an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously.

Origin of spinning jenny

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby spinning jenny

spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel

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Example sentences from the Web for spinning jenny

Then came the spinning-jenny, which spun yarn with a hundred spindles on each machine.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
Now, the coal-mines have aided the spinning-jenny, but the worsteds are overshadowed by other Norwich manufactures.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook
To Hargreaves, inventing the spinning-jenny, a mob and a flight from Lancashire, a wrecked machine and a sacked house!
The Women of Tomorrow|William Hard
In that year James Hargreaves completed his invention of the spinning-jenny, which he patented in 1770.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various

Arkwright was a barber, and almost entirely illiterate when he invented the spinning-jenny.
The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks

British Dictionary definitions for spinning jenny

spinning jenny

noun

an early type of spinning frame with several spindles, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764

Word Origin for spinning jenny

C18: see jenny; the reason for the adoption of the woman's name is unclear

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单词	spinning jenny
释义	spinning jenny SEE SYNONYMS FOR spinning jenny ON THESAURUS.COM noun an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously. Origin of spinning jenny First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby spinning jenny spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spinning jenny Then came the spinning-jenny, which spun yarn with a hundred spindles on each machine. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle Now, the coal-mines have aided the spinning-jenny, but the worsteds are overshadowed by other Norwich manufactures. England, Picturesque and Descriptive\|Joel Cook To Hargreaves, inventing the spinning-jenny, a mob and a flight from Lancashire, a wrecked machine and a sacked house! The Women of Tomorrow\|William Hard In that year James Hargreaves completed his invention of the spinning-jenny, which he patented in 1770. The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13\|Various Arkwright was a barber, and almost entirely illiterate when he invented the spinning-jenny. The Memories of Fifty Years\|William H. Sparks British Dictionary definitions for spinning jenny spinning jenny noun an early type of spinning frame with several spindles, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764 Word Origin for spinning jenny C18: see jenny; the reason for the adoption of the woman's name is unclear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spinning jenny bobbin and fly frame, jenny, mule, spinning reel, spinning wheel
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spinning jenny

noun

Origin of spinning jenny

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British Dictionary definitions for spinning jenny

noun

Word Origin for spinning jenny

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