单词 | hinny |
释义 | hinnyn.1 The offspring of a she-ass by a stallion. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > hybrid horse and ass > hinny muleOE burdona1382 hinny1688 mute1838 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 155/2 An Hinnus is less than a Mule..called also an Hinnulus or little Hinne. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species viii. 274 Both the mule and the hinny more resemble the ass than the horse. 1862 T. H. Huxley On Knowl. Causes Phenomena Org. Nature 91 It is a very rare thing to see a Hinny in this Country. 1890 O. Crawfurd Round Calendar in Portugal 308 He loads a little swift-pacing ass or hinny mule with his wares. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hinnyn.2 Scottish and English regional (northern, esp. north-eastern). As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling.Hinny is typically used to refer to a woman or child, but in northern England it can be used by members of either sex to address a man, although such usage is now rare.Quot. 1686 shows earlier use of the same form in the compound hinny-leuve ‘honey-love’.singing hinny: see singing adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] darlingc888 belamy?c1225 culver?c1225 dearc1230 sweetheartc1290 heartc1300 sweetc1330 honeya1375 dovec1386 jewelc1400 birdc1405 cinnamonc1405 honeycombc1405 lovec1405 wantonc1450 mulling?a1475 daisyc1485 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 honeysop?a1513 powsowdie?a1513 suckler?a1513 foolc1525 buttinga1529 whitinga1529 beautiful1534 turtle-dove1535 soula1538 heartikin1540 bully?1548 turtle1548 lamba1556 nyletc1557 sweet-lovea1560 coz1563 ding-ding1564 pugs1566 golpol1568 sparling1570 lover1573 pug1580 bulkin1582 mopsy1582 chuck1589 bonny1594 chick1594 sweetikin1596 ladybird1597 angel1598 muss1598 pinkany1599 sweetkin1599 duck1600 joy1600 sparrowc1600 sucket1605 nutting1606 chuckaby1607 tickling1607 bagpudding1608 heartling1608 chucking1609 dainty1611 flittermouse1612 honeysuckle1613 fubs1614 bawcocka1616 pretty1616 old thinga1625 bun1627 duckling1630 bulchin1633 bulch?c1640 sweetling1648 friscoa1652 ding-dongs1662 buntinga1668 cocky1680 dearie1681 chucky1683 lovey1684 machree1689 nykin1693 pinkaninny1696 nug1699 hinny1724 puss1753 pet1767 dovey1769 sweetie1778 lovey-dovey1781 lovely1791 ducky1819 toy1822 acushla1825 alanna1825 treat1825 amigo1830 honey child1832 macushla1834 cabbage1840 honey-bunch1874 angel pie1878 m'dear1887 bach1889 honey baby1895 prawn1895 hon1896 so-and-so1897 cariad1899 pumpkin1900 honey-bun1902 pussums1912 snookums1919 treasure1920 wogger1922 amico1929 sugar1930 baby cake1949 angel cake1951 lamb-chop1962 petal1974 bae2006 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 60 Dear hinny-Leuve, ye little knaw.] 1724 A. Ramsay Ever Green I. 59 My Hinny, talk and smyle, Gif thou will do nae mair. a1746 E. Chicken Collier's Wedding (1764) 18 How do you, Hinny? 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 97 Where did he change his clothes again, hinny? 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona iii. 28 Just twa o' my old joes, my hinny dear. 1969 S. Dobson Larn Yersel Geordie 23 ‘Man hinny,’ sez Ned, ‘It's ne bother at aal.’ 1993 A. L. Kennedy Looking for Possible Dance 182 Don't expect him to be surprised, hinny, don't expect that. 2003 G. Burn North of Eng. Home Service (2004) i. 20 ‘Steady the norves, hinny,’ Stanley said as Mighty handed him the bottle back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hinnyv. intransitive. To neigh as a horse, to whinny. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny whinec1330 hinnyc1400 plainc1450 whinny1530 neicherc1550 whicker1753 c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (1898) 89 Alle þe hors of þyn ost shal noght cesse to henny to þou doo awey þe stoon. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 585/1 Me thynketh this horse hynnyeth for yonder mare. 1880 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 217/2 The sturdy colt that hinnied and snickered round its mother. Derivatives ˈhinnying n. and adj. also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [noun] > neigh or whinny > neighing neighingeOE hinnyingc1400 nickering1852 c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (1898) 97 Hyneyinge of hors, chaterynge of bryddes. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre v. v. 84 in Wks. II Take not part with the wicked young Gallant. He neygheth and hinneyeth, all is but hinnying Sophistry. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xvi. 577 The Child loved a Foal..the hinnying whereof when he heard [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11688n.21724v.c1400 |
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