Jen"ny (?), n.; pl. Jennies ().

1.

A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.

2. Zool.

A familiar name of the European wren.

Jenny ass Zool., a female ass.

 

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Jen"ny, n. [A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by Jenny, the proper name. See Gin an engine, and cf. Ginny-carriage.]

A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories.

 

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