Har‧greaves, James /ˈhɑːɡriːvz $ ˈhɑːr-/
(1720–78) a British inventor known for inventing machines such as the SPINNING JENNY, which was used for making cotton and wool into thread, and which he used in his factory in Nottingham ⇒ Industrial Revolution

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