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Webster 1913 Edition
Hinny
{
Hin′ni-ate
,Hin′ny
}Verb.
I.
[L.
hinnire
.] To neigh; to whinny.
[Obs.]
Hin′ny
,Noun.
pl.
Hinnies
(#)
. [L.
hinnus
, cf. Gr. [GREEK].] A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; – correlative of the
mule
. Hin′ny
,Noun.
A term of endearment; darling; – corrupted from honey.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Definition 2024
hinny
hinny
English
Noun
hinny (plural hinnies)
Translations
hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
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See also
Etymology 2
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
Verb
hinny (third-person singular simple present hinnies, present participle hinnying, simple past and past participle hinnied)
- To whinny
Etymology 3
From standard English honey.
Noun
hinny (plural hinnies)
- (Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,