spinning jenny

noun

An early spinning machine having multiple spools.

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Meanings

nounspinning jenny (plural spinning jennies)

plural spinning jennies

  1. historicalAn early spinning machine having multiple spools.

Translations

Catalan jènua
  • jènuaearly spinning machine
Esperanto špinolo Jenny
  • špinolo Jennyearly spinning machine
Finnish kehruu-jenny
  • kehruu-jennyearly spinning machine
French jenny
  • jennyearly spinning machine
German Feinspinnmaschine, Jenny-Maschine
  • Feinspinnmaschineearly spinning machine
  • Jenny-Maschineearly spinning machine
Italian giannetta
  • giannettaearly spinning machine
Polish Spinning Jenny
  • Spinning Jennyearly spinning machine
Spanish halidora Jenny
  • halidora Jennyearly spinning machine
Swedish jenny, jennymaskin
  • jennyearly spinning machine
  • jennymaskinearly spinning machine
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APA

spinning jenny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20jenny

MLA

“spinning jenny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20jenny. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinning jenny,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20jenny.

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