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hinny
[ hin-ee ]
noun
, plural hin·nies.
- the sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, similar in appearance and behavior to a mule, but usually smaller and with a more horselike head.
hinny
1/ ˈhɪnɪ /
hinny
2/ ˈhɪnɪ /
noun
- dialect.a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child
hinny
3/ ˈhɪnɪ /
noun
- the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass Compare mule 1
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hinny1
variant of honey
Origin of hinny2
C17: from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos
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Example Sentences
The body and barrel, however, of the hinny are flat and narrow, in which it differs from the horse and resembles the she ass.
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The hinny, on the other hand, the produce of the stallion and she ass, is essentially a modified horse.
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A very curious circumstance pertains to the voice of the mule and the hinny.
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And hark ye, hinny, this house is to be your hame until you light on a better one, so just sleep saft in it and wake merrily.
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You wouldn't deprive a poor cratur of all the comfort she has in the world, would ye, hinny?
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