Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The traveler on the arm of a crane from which the bight of the chain and the hook-block of the crane depend.
- noun A bird, the turnstone, Strepsilas interpres.
- noun In coal-mining, same as
jig , 6 .
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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Virginia .
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Examples
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But when questioned, he averred stoutly that he and "Jinny" -- the mammal before alluded to -- could manage to rear the child.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Bret Harte 1869
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But when questioned, he averred stoutly that he and "Jinny" -- the mammal before alluded to -- could manage to rear the child.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869
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S. Tom Lincoln says that their Jinny is a better cook than you.
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"Tom Lincon says," said George, speaking with his mouth full, "that their Jinny is a better cook than you."
Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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"Tom Lincon says," said George, speaking with his mouth full, "that their Jinny is a better cook than you."
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Mickie is very proud of his well-conditioned spouse, "Jinny" -- "Missus
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Struggling, he still pursued his singular fancy: "There, now, steady, 'Jinny' -- steady, old girl.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869
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Occasionally, the door opened softly, and the rector or one of the servants looked in to see "Jinny" or "Miss Jinny dressed for the party," and when such interruptions occurred, Mrs. Pendleton, who sat on an ottoman at the dressmaker's right hand and held a spool of thread and a pair of scissors in her lap, would say sternly, "Don't move, Jinny, stand straight or Miss Willy won't get the bows right."
Virginia Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909
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"Jinny," said the Captain, "did you ever know why cabins are called staterooms?"
The Crisis — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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"Jinny," said the Colonel one day, "as we don't seem to be much use in town, I reckon we may as well go to Glencoe."
The Crisis — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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