Hypertext Webster Gateway: "neigh"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Neigh \Neigh\, n.
The cry of a horse; a whinny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Neigh \Neigh\ (n[=a]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Neighed} (n[=a]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Neighing}.] [OE. neien, AS. hn[=ae]gan,
prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. n[=e]gen, Icel. hneggja,
gneggja, Sw. gn["a]gga. Cf. {Nag} a horse.]
1. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
2. To scoff or sneer; to jeer. [Obs.]
Neighed at his nakedness. --Beau. & Fl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
neigh
n : the sound made by a horse [syn: {nicker}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {nicker}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
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