Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jenny \Jen"ny\, n.; pl. {Jennies}.
1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A familiar name of the European wren.
{Jenny ass} (Zo["o]l.), a female ass.
Jenny \Jen"ny\, n. [A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by
Jenny, the proper name. See {Gin} an engine, and cf.
{Ginny-carriage}.]
A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used
in factories.
Source : WordNet®
Jenny
n 1: United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in
which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) [syn: {William
Le Baron Jenny}]
2: female donkey [syn: {jennet}, {jenny ass}]