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HINNY
hinny
(noun) hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; “a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
hinny (plural hinnies)
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
Etymology 2
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
Verb
hinny (third-person singular simple present hinnies, present participle hinnying, simple past and past participle hinnied)
To whinny
Etymology 3
Noun
hinny (plural hinnies)
(Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
Etymology
Proper noun
Hinny
(fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.
Synonyms
• H/G
Source: Wiktionary
Hin"ni*ate, Hin"ny v. i. Etym: [L. hinnire.]
Definition: To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]
Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. Etym: [L. hinnus, cf. Gr.
Definition: A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.
Hin"ny, n.
Definition: A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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