spinning jenny
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noun \-ˌje-nē\Definition of SPINNING JENNY
: an early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton
See Origin of SPINNING JENNY
Jenny, nickname for Jane
First Known Use: 1783
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spinning jenny
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton. The hand-powered spinning jenny was patented by James Hargreaves in 1770. The development of the spinning wheel into the spinning jenny was a significant factor in the industrialization of the textile industry, though its product was inferior to that of R. Arkwright's water frame.
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