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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
jen·ny1 
[jen-ee] Pronunciation Key
[jen-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -nies.
| 1. | spinning jenny. |
| 2. | the female of certain animals, esp. a female donkey or a female bird: a jenny wren. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; generic use of Jenny, proper name]
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| jen·ny
(jěn'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. jen·nies
[From the name Jenny.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
jenny
jenny
fem. personal name, originally dim. of Jane or Janet; attested from 1600 as fem. equivalent of jack (n.); applied to animals (e.g. Jenny wren, 1648) and machinery (spinning jenny, 1783).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| jenny | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) |
| 2. | female donkey [syn: jennet] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Jenny
Jen"ny\, n.; pl. Jennies. 1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A familiar name of the European wren. Jenny ass (Zo["o]l.), a female ass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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