: an early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton
Examples of spinning jenny in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCreative destruction reallocates society’s resources from less productive pursuits to more productive ones—from spinning jennies to factories, for example, or from horse-and-buggies to motorcars.—Alan Greenspan, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
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