SPINNING JENNY


Meaning of SPINNING JENNY in English

Early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton .

The hand-powered spinning jenny was patented by James Hargreaves in 1770. The development of the spinning wheel into the spinning jenny was a significant factor in the industrialization of the textile industry, though its product was inferior to that of R. Arkwright 's water frame .

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