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词汇 jenny
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Definition of jenny in English:

jenny

nounPlural jennies ˈdʒɛniˈdʒɛni
  • 1A female donkey or ass.

    母驴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The jet was given life through a hydraulic jenny to verify the system integrity.
    • The ‘boys’ are pastured adjacent to the mares and jennies, and electric fencing keeps everybody back.
    • The first solution to this bottleneck appeared around 1765 when James Hargreaves, a carpenter by trade, invented his cotton-spinning jenny.
    • The culprit turned out to be a small, aluminum dust cap from a hydraulic jenny.
    • Both jennies have foals each year which the couple sell on to fellow donkey lovers.
    • Unfortunately we only caught a jenny (which we released, of course!) and nothing else.
    • New rolling stock such as ore jennies, three bay hoppers, gondolas and billet flat cars began replacing the aging fleet during the 1970s.
    Synonyms
    ass
  • 2

    short for spinning jenny
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The jenny had between six and twenty-four spindles mounted on a sliding carriage.

Origin

Early 17th century (used to denote a female mammal or bird): pet form of the given name Janet (compare with jack1).

Rhymes

antennae, any, Benny, blenny, Dene, fenny, Kenny, Kilkenny, Lenny, many, penne, penny, Rennie

Definition of jenny in US English:

jenny

nounˈjenēˈdʒɛni
  • 1A female donkey or ass.

    母驴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first solution to this bottleneck appeared around 1765 when James Hargreaves, a carpenter by trade, invented his cotton-spinning jenny.
    • New rolling stock such as ore jennies, three bay hoppers, gondolas and billet flat cars began replacing the aging fleet during the 1970s.
    • The jet was given life through a hydraulic jenny to verify the system integrity.
    • The culprit turned out to be a small, aluminum dust cap from a hydraulic jenny.
    • The ‘boys’ are pastured adjacent to the mares and jennies, and electric fencing keeps everybody back.
    • Both jennies have foals each year which the couple sell on to fellow donkey lovers.
    • Unfortunately we only caught a jenny (which we released, of course!) and nothing else.
    Synonyms
    ass
  • 2

    short for spinning jenny
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The jenny had between six and twenty-four spindles mounted on a sliding carriage.

Origin

Early 17th century (used to denote a female mammal or bird): pet form of the given name Janet (compare with jack).

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