hinny

[ hin-ee ]

/ ˈhɪn i /

noun, plural hin·nies.

the sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, similar in appearance and behavior to a mule, but usually smaller and with a more horselike head.

Compare mule¹ (def. 1).

Origin of hinny

First recorded in 1680–90; obsolete hinne (from Latin hinnus; akin to Greek gínnos “mule”) + -y²

Words nearby hinny

Hingis, Hinglish, Hinkle, hinkty, hinky, hinny, hinoki cypress, Hinsdale, Hinshelwood, hint, hinterland

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Example sentences from the Web for hinny

The body and barrel, however, of the hinny are flat and narrow, in which it differs from the horse and resembles the she ass.
The Principles of Breeding|S. L. Goodale
The mule is the progeny of the male ass and the mare; the hinny that of the horse and the she ass.
The Principles of Breeding|S. L. Goodale
But ye're just like a' the women, hinny—their outcry is aye about expense and danger.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
The hinny of Jeanette echoed wildly from the cliffs, and was answered by the bark and howl of the prairie-wolf.
The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid

But cross ambition with contentment and you get the hinny of indifference or the monster of fatalism.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for hinny (1 of 3)

hinny¹

/ (ˈhɪnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or assCompare mule 1 (def. 1)

Word Origin for hinny

C17: from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos

British Dictionary definitions for hinny (2 of 3)

hinny²

/ (ˈhɪnɪ) /

verb -nies, -nying or -nied

a less common word for whinny

British Dictionary definitions for hinny (3 of 3)

hinny³

/ (ˈhɪnɪ) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child

Word Origin for hinny

variant of honey

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单词	hinny
释义	hinny [ hin-ee ] / ˈhɪn i / noun, plural hin·nies. the sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, similar in appearance and behavior to a mule, but usually smaller and with a more horselike head. Compare mule¹ (def. 1). Origin of hinny First recorded in 1680–90; obsolete hinne (from Latin hinnus; akin to Greek gínnos “mule”) + -y² Words nearby hinny Hingis, Hinglish, Hinkle, hinkty, hinky, hinny, hinoki cypress, Hinsdale, Hinshelwood, hint, hinterland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hinny The body and barrel, however, of the hinny are flat and narrow, in which it differs from the horse and resembles the she ass. The Principles of Breeding\|S. L. Goodale The mule is the progeny of the male ass and the mare; the hinny that of the horse and the she ass. The Principles of Breeding\|S. L. Goodale But ye're just like a' the women, hinny—their outcry is aye about expense and danger. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various The hinny of Jeanette echoed wildly from the cliffs, and was answered by the bark and howl of the prairie-wolf. The Boy Hunters\|Captain Mayne Reid But cross ambition with contentment and you get the hinny of indifference or the monster of fatalism. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani British Dictionary definitions for hinny (1 of 3) hinny¹ / (ˈhɪnɪ) / noun plural -nies the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or assCompare mule 1 (def. 1) Word Origin for hinny C17: from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos British Dictionary definitions for hinny (2 of 3) hinny² / (ˈhɪnɪ) / verb -nies, -nying or -nied a less common word for whinny British Dictionary definitions for hinny (3 of 3) hinny³ / (ˈhɪnɪ) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child Word Origin for hinny variant of honey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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