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neigh definition

neigh (nā)

intransitive verb

to utter the loud, characteristic cry of a horse; whinny

Etymology: ME neyen < OE hnægan, akin to MDu neyen, of echoic orig.

noun

this cry; a whinny

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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