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23 Crane-fly helped speed production (8,5) Any clues overnight please. To do with horses?

spinning jenny, jenny is some sort of cross donkey/mule/horse thing. I expect aristo knows what I mean, americans very fond of the creatures.

why should crane fly=spinning jenny?

Good news: You do not have to own a donkey to become a member of The American Council of Spotted Asses.


http://www.spottedass.com/faq.htm

Tonyw, it just does. one of those quaint names that yokels give to things. In this case I think it is what scottish peasants call a daddy longlegs. google will confirm I expect.

sorry,just looked it up in Chambers(written version)Jenny spinner=crane-fly(dial)

that's great aristo. I can finally make some use of my spotted ass.

I know you would never consider leaving a pregnant jenney. Have all your burning questions been answered?

aristo, Is jenney a term used by the cognoscenti or simply the American way of spelling jenny? I thought you knocked letters off, not add them on. Anyway, you are right, I would definitely stand by if my ass got pregnant. er, you know what I mean.

I thought a jenny was just a female donkey,n'est pas?