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SPINNING JENNY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spinning jenny mean? 

SPINNING JENNY (noun)
  The noun SPINNING JENNY has 1 sense:

1. an early spinning machine with multiple spindlesplay

  Familiarity information: SPINNING JENNY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPINNING JENNY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An early spinning machine with multiple spindles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spinning jenny" is a kind of...):

spinning machine (a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread)


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