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jenny-ass

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A female donkey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • c. 1849, G. Herbert Rodwell, Old London Bridge, London: Henry Lea, Chapter 15, p. 158, [...] 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jenny, she-ass

Antonyms: none provided

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