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Definition of Hinny

Hinny
Hinniate Hin"ni*ate, Hinny Hin"nyv. i. [L. hinnire.] To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]
Hinny
Hinny Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.] A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.
Hinny
Hinny Hin"ny, n. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Meaning of Hinny from wikipedia

- A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid, the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more...
- A singing hinny or singin' hinny is a type of bannock, griddle cake or scone, made in the north of England, especially Northumberland and the coal-mining...
- hybrids between them, the mule is easier to obtain and more common than the hinny, which is the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey...
- Bree (short for Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah) is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. He is one of the title characters and...
- reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra, horsebra, zebrinny, or zebra hinny. Like most other animal hybrids, the zorse is sterile. A zony is the offspring...
- mules; the less common hybrid of a male horse (stallion) and jenny is a hinny. Traditionally, the scientific name for the donkey is Equus asinus asinus...
- to produce a hybrid known as a Kunga. Horse-donkey hybrids (the mule and hinny) are also of ancient vintage, as evidenced by their presence in works such...
- An 1859 Charles ****ens story identifies the fat rascal with the singing hinny of Northumberland. A fat rascal could also be baked as a turf cake, a buttery...
- cattle-yak hybrid which is bred for agricultural work - like the mule and the hinny, they have to be continually bred from both of the parent species. Contents...
- chromosomes, horses have 64 chromosomes, and mules or hinnies have 63 chromosomes. Mules, hinnies, and other normally sterile interspecific hybrids cannot...