Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mule got from a she-ass by a stallion.
- To neigh; whinny.
- noun A dialectal (Scotch) variant of
honey .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the
mule . - noun Prov. Eng. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from
honey .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
hybrid offspring of astallion (malehorse ) and ashe-ass (femaledonkey ). - verb To
whinny - noun Geordie A term of
endearment usually forwomen .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I knew nothing about that horse except that a hinny was the sterile issue of stallion and jenny, most like a mule but prettier, yet already I was eager to ride her.
Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981
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A hinny is the offspring of a stallion and a she - donkey.
Chapter 5 1977
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On the other hand, the hinny, which is the offspring of the stallion and the she-ass, is essentially a modified horse, having the general configuration of the horse, but being a much smaller animal than its sire, and therefore approaching the dam in size as well as in the comparative narrowness of its trunk.
The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother 1859
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Named for the proteins on its surface, it's known as H1N1 also called "hinny" by morons who think that's a word.
Archive 2009-09-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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Named for the proteins on its surface, it's known as H1N1 also called "hinny" by morons who think that's a word.
Everything You Need to Know About the Flu 1 Dinosaur 2009
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Aunt Patty said she should be lost without her "hinny," and George Wild remonstrated half angrily with her, for going off to leave him alone; but all to no effect -- Annie must go.
Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Effie Afton 1858
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"There's kames o 'hinny 'tween my luve's lips."] [Footnote 244: _Wawae-noho_.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877
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Newcastle City Coucil banned staff from saying pet and hinny, Blackpool taxi drivers were prevented from flaunting the cross of St. George.
Archive 2007-04-29 Newmania 2007
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Newcastle City Coucil banned staff from saying pet and hinny, Blackpool taxi drivers were prevented from flaunting the cross of St. George.
Don`t Get Me Started Newmania 2007
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Newcastle City Coucil banned staff from saying pet and hinny, Blackpool taxi drivers were prevented from flaunting the cross of St. George.
Archive 2007-05-01 Newmania 2007
joanne commented on the word hinny
when a boy horse and a girl donkey love each other very much....
May 21, 2010