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Whitney

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Whit·ney  (hwtn, wt-), Eli 1765-1825.
American inventor and manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established the first factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts, marking the advent of modern mass production.
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Noun1.WhitneyWhitney - United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
Eli Whitney
2.WhitneyWhitney - the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)
Mount Whitney
High Sierra, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sierra Nevada - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney


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Genevieve Whitney was the only daughter of a distinguished man.
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I felt, however, that when Whitney was once confined in the cab my mission was practically accomplished; and for the rest, I could not wish anything better than to be associated with my friend in one of those singular adventures which were the normal condition of his existence.
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My grandfather, Jason Whitney, came around the Horn and took part in the raising of the Bear Flag at Sonoma.
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