Phrase guide

spinning jenny

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An early spinning machine having multiple spools.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 2

an early spinning machine with multiple spindles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: spinning machine

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: jènua — early spinning machine
  • Esperanto: špinolo Jenny — early spinning machine
  • Finnish: kehruu-jenny — early spinning machine
  • French: jenny — early spinning machine
  • Georgian: სართავი მანქანა (sartavi mankana) — early spinning machine
  • German: Feinspinnmaschine — early spinning machine
  • German: Jenny-Maschine — early spinning machine
  • Italian: giannetta — early spinning machine
  • Polish: Spinning Jenny — early spinning machine
  • Spanish: halidora Jenny — early spinning machine
  • Swedish: jenny — early spinning machine
  • Swedish: jennymaskin — early spinning machine
  • Ottoman Turkish: چقرق (çıkrık) — early spinning machine