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spinning jenny
(encz) | spinning jenny, |
spinning jenny
(gcide) | 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. Also called spinning jenny.
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Spinning jenny
(gcide) | Spinning \Spin"ning\,
a. & n. from Spin.
[1913 Webster]
Spinning gland (Zool.), one of the glands which form the
material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
larvae.
Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of
correction in England, the women confined therein being
employed in spinning.
Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
revolving simultaneously.
Spinning mite (Zool.), the red spider.
Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
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spinning jenny
(wn) | spinning jenny
n 1: an early spinning machine with multiple spindles |
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spinning jenny
(encz) | spinning jenny, |
spinning jenny
(gcide) | 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. Also called spinning jenny.
[1913 Webster]Spinning \Spin"ning\,
a. & n. from Spin.
[1913 Webster]
Spinning gland (Zool.), one of the glands which form the
material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
larvae.
Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of
correction in England, the women confined therein being
employed in spinning.
Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
revolving simultaneously.
Spinning mite (Zool.), the red spider.
Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
[1913 Webster] |
spinning jenny
(wn) | spinning jenny
n 1: an early spinning machine with multiple spindles |
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