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jen⋅ny

1  [jen-ee]
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–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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jen⋅ny

2  [jen-ee]
–noun, plural -nies. Nautical Slang.
genoa.
Also, jennie.

Origin:
shortening and alter. of Genoa

Jen⋅nie

  [jen-ee]
–noun
a female given name, form of Jennifer.
Also, Jenny.
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jen·ny   (jěn'ē)   
n.   pl. jen·nies

  1. The female of certain animals, especially the donkey and the wren.

  2. A spinning jenny.


[From the name Jenny.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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