spinning jen·ny /-ˌʤɛni/
Jen·ny, n. A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called spinning jenny.
◄ ►
Spin·ning a. & n. from Spin.
Spinning gland Zool., one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvae.
Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning.
Spinning jenny Mach., an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously.
Spinning mite Zool., the red spider.
Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
◄ ►
spinning jenny
n : an early spinning machine with multiple spindles