1. jenny(n = noun.person) william le baron jenny - United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907);
is a kind of architect, designer
2. jenny(n = noun.animal) jennet, jenny ass - female donkey;
is a kind of ass
1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name
2. A familiar name of the European wren. [1913 Webster]
A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called
jenny, n. (pl. -ies)
1 hist. = spinning-jenny.
2 a female donkey or ass.
3 a locomotive crane.
Idiom:
jenny-wren a popular name for a female wren.
Etymology:
pet-form of the name Janet
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creeping jenny, jenny ass, jenny lind, jenny wren, silver jenny, spinning jenny, william le baron jenny