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Thread #131198   Message #2957953
Posted By: GUEST,CrazyEddie
04-Aug-10 - 10:00 AM
Thread Name: BS: translations from the British
Subject: RE: BS: translations from the British
The offspring from a male horse and a female donkey is called a hinny. I've always know that as being a Jenny or a Jinny.

And used to be known in Ireland as a jennet.

But OED Defines a jennet as a small spanish horse if I remember correctly.