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hinney

hinney is the alternative form of hinny.

Meaning of hinny

Noun (1)

hinny (plural hinnies)

  1. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
    • The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse.2001, Ursula K. Le Guin, “On the High Marsh”, in Tales from Earthsea
    Synonyms:
    fummel

Noun (2)

hinny (plural hinnies)

  1. (Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
    • Open the door, my hinny, my heart, / Open the door, my own darling; / Mind you the words that you and I spoke, / Down in the meadow, at the World’s End Well.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “The Well of the World’s End”, in English Fairy Tales, page 217

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Forms of hinney

pluralhinneys

Questions about hinney

What is hinney the alternative form of?
Hinney is the alternative form of hinny.

Words near hinney in the dictionary

  1. Hinnenkamps
  2. hinnerdale
  3. hinnerdales
  4. Hinners
  5. Hinnerses
  6. hinney
  7. hinneys
  8. hinnie
  9. hinnied
  10. hinnies
  11. hinnocent

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