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Meaning of HINNY

Pronunciation:  'hinee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
 
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 See Also: equid, equine, Equus, genus Equus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Hin"ny\, n.; pl. {Hinnies}. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.]
A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.

  2. \Hin"ny\, n.
A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
 

 

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