Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass;
usually sterile;
- Example: "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hinniate \Hin"ni*ate\, Hinny \Hin"ny\v. i. [L. hinnire.]
To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.; pl. Hinnies. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.]
A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the
mule.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.
A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hinny
n 1: hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or
ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition
than a mule"