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单词 spinning jenny
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
spinning jen′ny, 
  1. Textilesan early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously.
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spinning jenny n
  1. an early type of spinning frame with several spindles, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764
Etymology: 18th Century: see jenny; the reason for the adoption of the woman's name is unclear
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