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jenny-asses

jenny-asses is the plural of jenny-ass.

Meaning of jenny-ass

Noun

jenny-ass (plural jenny-asses)

  1. A female donkey.
    • […] this little donkey could not be trusted in the road, for it was always getting under the wheels, because it would not let its mother, a fine fat old jenny ass in the shafts, alone.c. 1849, G. Herbert Rodwell, Old London Bridge, London: Henry Lea, Chapter 15, p. 158
    Synonyms:
    jenny, she-ass

Questions about jenny-asses

What is jenny-asses the plural of?
Jenny-asses is the plural of jenny-ass.

Words near jenny-asses in the dictionary

  1. Jenny inverts
  2. Jenny Lind
  3. jenny wren
  4. jenny wrens
  5. jenny-ass
  6. jenny-asses
  7. jenny-longlegs
  8. jennyass
  9. jennyasses
  10. jennying
  11. Jennys

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