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flying jenny

American  

noun

  1. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a merry-go-round, especially a relatively small or unadorned one.

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Out in wooded Bracken-Park, kids were riding the ferris wheel and flying jenny; babies were being held in swings; miniature trains were tooting and whistling as kids were whirled by adoring parents.

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