JENNY

jennet, jenny, jenny ass

(noun) female donkey

Jenny, William Le Baron Jenny

(noun) United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Jenny (plural Jennies)

A diminutive of the female given names Jane, Jennifer, Eugenia (rarely), also used as a formal given name.

Noun

Jenny (plural Jennies)

(UK, informal) A Wren (a member of the WRNS).

(slang) A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.

Etymology

Noun

jenny (plural jennies)

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

A female creature of certain kinds, such as wren and donkey.

A catmill.

Source: Wiktionary


Jen"ny, n.; pl. Jennies (.

1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A familiar name of the European wren. Jenny ass (Zoöl.), a female ass.

Jen"ny, n. Etym: [A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by Jenny, the proper name. See Gin an engine, and cf. Ginny-carriage.]

Definition: A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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