Hinny

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hinniate \Hin"ni*ate\, Hinny \Hin"ny\v. i. [L. hinnire.]
     To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.; pl. {Hinnies}. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.]
     A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the
     {mule}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.
     A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.
     [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hinny
       n : sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
       [also: {hinnied}]