Hinny
[hin-ee] /ˈhɪn i/
noun, plural hinnies.
1.
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare 1 (defs 1, 2).
/ˈhɪnɪ/
noun (pl) -nies
1.
the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass Compare mule1 (sense 1)
/ˈhɪnɪ/
verb -nies, -nying, -nied
1.
a less common word for whinny
/ˈhɪnɪ/
noun
1.
(Scot & Northern English, dialect) a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child
n.
“offspring of a stallion and a she-ass,” 1680s, from Latin hinnus, from Greek innos, ginnos, of unknown origin.
v.
“to neigh,” c.1400, of imitative origin.
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