Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny). · A female donkey. · A female wren. · A female cat.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo wind finished lace onto cards ready for sale.
Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.
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