neddy
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
neddy/ˈnɛdi/
▶noun (pl. neddies) informal
- 1 Brit. a child's word for a donkey.
- 2 Austral. a horse, especially a racehorse.
– origin C16: dimin. of Ned, familiar form of the given name Edward.
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