Definition of jenny Jenny

/ʤɛˈni/ - [jenee] - Jen•ny

We found 10 definitions of jenny from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

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jenny - United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
  William Le Baron Jenny
jenny - female donkey
  jennet, jenny ass
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • jenny (Noun)
    A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles also called.
  • jenny (Noun)
    A female creature of certain kinds, such as wren and donkey.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jenny (n.)
    A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.
  • jenny (n.)
    A familiar name of the European wren.
  • jenny (n.)
    A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jenny
    jen′i, n. a female bird, a wren—usually Jenn′y-wren: a female ass: a spinning-jenny. [From the name Jenny; prob. the last sense from gin.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • jenny
    An instrument for lifting up the grate or top of a show-glass, in order to rob it. CANT.

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