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Definition of James Hargreaves from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

James Hargreaves

 
/ˌdʒeɪmz ˈhɑːɡriːvz/
 
/ˌdʒeɪmz ˈhɑːrɡriːvz/
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  1. (1720-78) the Englishman who invented the spinning jenny, a machine for spinning cotton which helped to bring about the Industrial Revolution in Britain
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