hinny definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: hybrid offspring ... horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule" Merriam Webster's ... a form of address) darling, sweetheart. Phrases and idioms: singing hinny a currant cake baked on a griddle. Etymology: var. of HONEY Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hinniate Hin"ni*ate, Hinny Hin"nyv. i. [L. hinnire.] To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hinny Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.] A ... between a stallion and an ass. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hinny Hin"ny, n. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted ...
... use) of a female donkey and a male horse (cf. HINNY(1)), used as a beast of burden. 2 a stupid ... a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are ... Day Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Hybrid, mongrel, hinny. Moby Thesaurus Cape Colored, Eurasian, Siberian husky, ass, bastard, beast ... blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, hardnose, high yellow, hinny, horse, husky, hybrid, intransigeant, intransigent, jennet, jenny, ladino, last-ditcher ...
... a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are ... half blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid word, hybridism, interbred, ladino, liger, macaronic, macaronicism, mestee, mestiza ...