Found 2 items, similar to spinning jenny.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spinning jenny spinning jenny n : an early spinning machine with multiple spindles
English → English (gcide) Definition: spinning jenny Jenny \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. Also called spinning jenny. [1913 Webster]