jenny

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[ jen-ee ]
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noun,plural jen·nies.
  1. the female of certain animals, especially a female donkey or a female bird: a jenny wren.

Origin of jenny

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First recorded in 1590–1600; generic use of Jenny, proper name

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Other definitions for jenny (2 of 2)

jenny2

or jen·nie

[ jen-ee ]

noun,plural jen·nies.Nautical Slang.

Origin of jenny

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Shortening and alteration of Genoa

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How to use jenny in a sentence

  • At the time of his transient wealth Couture splendidly maintained jenny Cadine.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • It was jenny's sympathy on this first night, when awakened by Ruth's irrepressible agony, that had made the bond between them.

    Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • We were here above two months, attracted by jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.

    Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • "It couldna ha'e been worse," said jenny Maitland sorrowfully to her next door neighbor.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh
  • jenny's awa' owre to Rundell Hoose, an' we'll no' ken onything till she comes back.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for jenny

jenny

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. a hand-operated machine for turning up the edge of a piece of sheet metal in preparation for making a joint

  2. the female of certain animals or birds, esp a donkey, ass, or wren

  1. short for spinning jenny

  2. billiards snooker an in-off: See long jenny, short jenny

Origin of jenny

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C17: from the name Jenny, diminutive of Jane

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