Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The female of certain animals, especially a donkey or a wren.
- noun A spinning jenny.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female bird; used especially as a prefix, as in
jenny- heron, jenny-howlet, jenny-jay, jenny-wren, etc. - noun Specifically A wren: usually called
jenny-wren . - noun A female ass: also called
jenny-ass . - noun A locomotive-crane; a self-propelling crane used for carrying heavy weights.
- noun Compasses with one end bent inward.
- noun A stroke iu English billiards, originally a losing hazard made from balk into a middle pocket, the object-ball being near the pocket, but below it: now applied to any acute-angled pocketing placed from balk to a ball outside, and thence into any of the four pockets beyond balk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called
spinning jenny . - noun A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.
- noun (Zoöl.) A familiar name of the European wren.
- noun (Zoöl.) a female ass; also, a female of certain other animals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called
spinning jenny ). - noun A
female creature of certain kinds, such aswren anddonkey .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
- noun female donkey
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But jenny is a moralizing, fundamentalist "christian" nattering about morals.
Jenny Sanford on her husband: 'The ball is in his court' 2009
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July 2nd, 2009 1: 03 pm ET sanford has lost all credibility. he needs to resign and return to the private sector. he has not been forthcoming from the first, lying to his wife and family, to the state of S. C, to his voters. he might have also lied to maria, his mistress in argentina. jenny is delusional by holding onto mark sanford who truly loves another woman.
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A jenny is a difficult in-off shot to the middle pocket, usually with the object ball close to the side-cushion; a pair of breeches is a simultaneous in-off and pot red in the top pockets. (p. 19)
The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010
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I got changed, called jenny here at work, told her to walk over so she could carry the TV, and so she did! awesome.
withkerth Diary Entry withkerth 2004
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Briana Turner, Wetsbury Christian: The freshman had 23 points in the TAPPS 3A semifinals and 16 in the final to help lead the Wildcats to their third consecutive state title jenny.dial@chron.com
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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It's funny that you guys mention all those millions and millions of Teal fans that disagree with me, but you for are the only ones that I see: the chef, the girl with the cup, the so call jenny, and dan, danny, whatever his/her name is.
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It's funny that you guys mention all those millions and millions of Teal fans that disagree with me, but you for are the only ones that I see: the chef, the girl with the cup, the so call jenny, and dan, danny, whatever his/her name is.
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Also, I didn't know that 'jenny' was the defender of Michael Moore.
Michael Moore’s Top 20 Movies of 2009 and Why The Hurt Locker is “Very Political” | /Film 2010
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About the subject in hand i think Mischa Barton would have don a better Georgina that "the key" lol she is to much, i dont know... "jenny".
First Look: New GOSSIP GIRL Georgina Sparks | the TV addict 2008
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She was now alone with Mary at her "jenny," and had already become so expert that those who understood such matters prophesied she would soon be promoted to the "twisting and doubling."
Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life Evelyn Raymond 1876
slumry commented on the word jenny
The female of some animals--Jenny Wren insisted on coming in our house one winter, no matter how many times she was put out. Honest. (Also my grandmother's name--my grandfather-to-be dipped her red braids in the inkwell, I am told)
July 24, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word jenny
*Really*? Like the opposite of a joey?
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word jenny
Not exactly opposite--I think joey refers to babyhood rather than gender. I wonder if a baby female kangaroo is a joey too.
July 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word jenny
Yep, slumry's right. Jenny usually refers either to a female bird or a female donkey, but joey doesn't refer to gender at all, just to age.
July 25, 2007
treeseed commented on the word jenny
The name Jenny figures in these two songs:
Jenny, Jenny, 1957, Little Richard
Jenny, Take a Ride!, 1966, Mitch Ryder
February 9, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word jenny
Also features in "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone.
February 10, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word jenny
I am eternally grateful that that's NOT my number. Can you imagine the crank calls?
February 10, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word jenny
How romantic, slumry! *grin* That sounds more than a bit like the literary couple Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe.
March 16, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word jenny
This name always reminds me of Matilda's haiku, from Roald Dahl's book, and sweet, slim, smart Miss Honey.
March 16, 2008
seanahan commented on the word jenny
Reminds me of the classic poem:
Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in,
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in.
Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I’m growing old, but add
Jenny kissed me.
March 18, 2008