jenny

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
  2. A female creature of certain kinds:; A female donkey.
  3. A female creature of certain kinds:; A female wren.
  4. A female creature of certain kinds:; A female cat.
    — Of course all the stock went by road and the house cat—a jenny it was—was put into a basket and driven in the trap along with one or two particular things and the women.
  5. A female creature of certain kinds:; A female crab. Australia
  6. A catmill.
  7. In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.
    — Cream's potting had been extraordinary, extraordinary, I remember, said Goff. I never saw anything like it. We were watching breathless, as he set himself for a long thin jenny, with the black of all balls.
动词 v.
  1. To wind finished lace onto cards ready for sale.

词形变化

jennies plural Jenny alternative jennies present,singular,third-person jennying participle,present jennied participle,past jennied past Jenny alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flying jenny henny jenny-ass jenny-longlegs jenny wren tea jenny

词源

词源 1
Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.
词源 2
Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.
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