jennet
Americannoun
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a female donkey; a jenny donkey.
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Also called genet, Spanish jennet. a small Spanish horse of the Middle Ages, prized as an ideal riding horse for nobility and light cavalry: now considered an extinct type, it was the progenitor of various modern breeds, most notably the Spanish jennet horse .
noun
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Also called: jenny. a female donkey or ass
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a small Spanish riding horse
Etymology
Origin of jennet
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French genet, from Catalan, variant of ginet “horse of the Zenete kind,” from Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialectal variant of zanātī “pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers),” after Zanātah “the Zenetes”
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John-go-in-the-Wynd held horse and jennet while the friar went in to inquire about lodging for themselves and their tired beasts.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
John took the horse and jennet to the stable, a tumbledown affair at the back.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
Bayard stepped up his pace, the jennet pranced and arched her neck, and Robin wanted to get down and swing along with the others.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
There were lighter animals for hunting, hawking, and riding, and others still smaller, like the jennet Robin had ridden.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
Out through the door in the wall of the courtyard they went, into the street, Robin leaning against Brother Luke, and the jennet picking her way sedately over the cobbles.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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