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View synonyms for spinning jenny

spinning jenny

noun

  1. an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously.


spinning jenny

noun

  1. an early type of spinning frame with several spindles, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spinning jenny1

First recorded in 1775–85
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spinning jenny1

C18: see jenny ; the reason for the adoption of the woman's name is unclear
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Example Sentences

While the spinning jenny was key to 18th century automation of the textiles industry, they found it led to longer working hours in harsher conditions.

From Reuters

There is a direct line of descent from the Strasbourg clock to the spinning jenny.

These jeremiads attended the invention of computers, combine harvesters, spinning jennies and probably iron-age axes.

In Mr Allen’s narrative, spinners’ wages, though very low by modern standards, were high enough to motivate the development and deployment of equipment like the spinning jenny.

The large "spinning jennies" and Mule spinning machines were worked by men, as strength was needed to operate them.

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