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jenny
noun
-
jenny
,
jennies
a
female
donkey
.
•
"
Our
jenny
is
much
gentler
than
the
jackass
,"
said
the
farmer
.
"
Our
jenny
is
much
gentler
than
the
jackass
,"
said
the
farmer
.
•
The
jenny
carried
the
load
up
the
hill
without
complaint
.
The
jenny
carried
the
load
up
the
hill
without
complaint
.
From
Jenny
,
a
pet
form
of
the
name
Jane
,
commonly
given
to
female
animals
from
the
17th
century
.
noun
-
jenny
,
jennies
a
hand-operated
machine
with
several
spindles
for
spinning
wool
or
cotton
into
thread
.
•
The
inventor
demonstrated
how
the
jenny
worked
to
the
crowd
.
The
inventor
demonstrated
how
the
jenny
worked
to
the
crowd
.
•
"
The
jenny
increased
productivity
tenfold
,"
explained
the
factory
owner
.
"
The
jenny
increased
productivity
tenfold
,"
explained
the
factory
owner
.
Mid-18th
century
;
probably
named
after
the
wife
of
its
inventor
,
James
Hargreaves
,
or
from
an
earlier
term
for
an
engine
.
Jenny
proper noun
a
female
given
name
,
diminutive
of
Jennifer
or
Jane
.
•
"
My
sister
is
called
Jenny
,"
the
boy
said
proudly
.
"
My
sister
is
called
Jenny
,"
the
boy
said
proudly
.
•
Jenny
won
the
spelling
bee
last
week
.
Jenny
won
the
spelling
bee
last
week
.
Diminutive
of
Jennifer
,
from
Welsh
Guinevere
(
'white
wave'
),
or
Jane
from
Hebrew
(
'God
is
gracious'
).
jenny
jenny
