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i noun, plural jen·nies.
2.
the female of certain animals, especially a female donkey or a female bird: a jenny wren.
Origin:
1590–1600; generic use of Jenny, proper name
1590–1600; generic use of Jenny, proper name
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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jenny (ˈdʒɛnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | a hand-operated machine for turning up the edge of a piece of sheet metal in preparation for making a joint |
| 2. | the female of certain animals or birds, esp a donkey, ass, or wren |
| 3. | short for spinning jenny |
| 4. | billiards, snooker long jenny See short jenny an in-off |
| [C17: from the name Jenny, diminutive of Jane] | |
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