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jennet
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jennet has 1 sense
- jennet(n = noun.animal) jenny, jenny ass - female donkey; Array is a kind of ass
CIDE DICTIONARY
jennet, n. [F. genet, Sp. jinete, orig., a mounted soldier, Ar. zenāta a tribe of Barbary celebrated for its cavalry.].
A small Spanish horse; a genet. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jennet, n. a small Spanish horse.
Etymology
F genet f. Sp. jinete light horseman f. Arab. zenata Berber tribe famous as horsemen
ROGET THESAURUS
jennet
Carrier
N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.
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