Hargreaves

[ hahr-greevz ]

noun

1. James, died 1778, English inventor of spinning machinery.

Hargreaves

/ ˈhɑːɡriːvz /

noun

1. HargreavesJames1778MEnglishTECHNOLOGY: inventor James. died 1778, English inventor of the spinning jenny

Example Sentences

Little did Wyatt and Hargreaves and Crompton eat of the bread of idleness they built the oven for.

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Wyatt and his equally humble successors in genius, Hargreaves and Crompton, artisans!

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To Hargreaves, inventing the spinning-jenny, a mob and a flight from Lancashire, a wrecked machine and a sacked house!

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These wheels were used for spinning flax, wool, and afterwards cotton, until Hargreaves' invention superseded it.

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What scheme have you got in your head now, Teddy Hargreaves?

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