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Definition of Jennet
1. Noun. Female donkey.
Definition of Jennet
1. n. A small Spanish horse; a genet.
Definition of Jennet
1. Noun. a small Spanish horse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jennet
1. a small horse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jennet
Literary usage of Jennet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer (1735)
"jennet. We are almud at home mother, and if you will give me leave, I will carry the
... But jennet, you are too young to comprehend thele things. jennet. ..."
2. Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects: Dialogues, Poems, Songs, and Ballads by John Russell Smith (1839)
"jennet. I wad hae cum lang sen but for this ... What yee hard I wor at weddin,
I racken. jennet. ... jennet. Ise reet fain Ise cum this hefter-nean, ..."
3. Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects: Dialogues, Poems, Songs, and Ballads by John Russell Smith (1839)
"Between Sarah and jennet; or the humours of a Coquet in lorn life displayed.
SARAH. ... What yee hard I wor at weddin, I racken. jennet. ..."
4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1853)
"jennet DE POIX AND OTHERS, BY COMMAND OF THE DUKE OP ... IN the month of June,
sir jennet do Poix, with the approbation of the duke of Burgundy his lord, ..."
5. The Fortunes of Nigel by Walter Scott (1905)
"starched; and after various other directions as to his dress, he concludes, '
but above all things fail not to praise the roan jennet whereon the King doth ..."
6. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1851)
"Weel, sir," cried jennet, eyeing him sharply, " what does all this suspicion tend
to ? ... Are you quite sure you have never ridden on one yourself, jennet, ..."
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