jenny
noun
jen·ny
| \ ˈje-nē
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plural jennies
Definition of jenny
1a
: a female bird
a jenny wren
b
: a female donkey
2
: spinning jenny
Examples of jenny in a Sentence
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Together, Rikki and Luna watched from the back porch steps while Valentine worked his Presas on the jenny. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Am I Not Your Animal" by Matt Jones," 2 June 2018 Another distinctive ground cover is creeping jenny, an evergreen that stays quite flat on the ground. — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, "Solve bare spot problems with ground covers," 29 Jan. 2018 The cave was apparently quite spacious, with room for a spinning jenny and a large library. — Marcus Rediker, Smithsonian, "The “Quaker Comet” Was the Greatest Abolitionist You’ve Never Heard Of," 30 Sep. 2017 The cave was apparently quite spacious, with room for a spinning jenny and a large library. — Marcus Rediker, Smithsonian, "The “Quaker Comet” Was the Greatest Abolitionist You’ve Never Heard Of," 15 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jenny.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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