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hin·ny
(hĭn′ē)n. pl. hin·nies
The sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
[Alteration of Latin hinnus, from Greek ginnos, innos.]
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hinny
(ˈhɪnɪ)n, pl -nies
(Animals) the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass. Compare mule11
[C17: from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos]
hinny
(ˈhɪnɪ)vb, -nies, -nying or -nied
a less common word for whinny
hinny
(ˈhɪnɪ)n
dialect Scot and Northern English a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child
[variant of honey]
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hin•ny
(ˈhɪn i)n., pl. -nies.
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey. Compare mule 1 (def. 1).
[1680–90; obsolete hinne < Latin hinnus]
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hinny
Past participle: hinnied
Gerund: hinnying
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Hinny
A cross between a male horse and a female donkey.
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Noun | 1. | hinny - hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule" Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae |
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