jenny

Definition

A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).

Etymology

Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.

Example Sentences

• "Cream's potting had been extraordinary, extraordinary, I remember, said Goff. I never saw anything like it. We were watching breathless, as he set himself for a long thin jenny, with the black of all balls."