Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NEIGH
NEIGH, v.i. [na; Sax. hnægan; Sw. gnägga; Dan. knæggar; It. annicchiare. In W. cnecu signifies to jar or quarrel; cnec, a sharp noise.]
To utter the voice of a horse, expressive of want or desire; to whinny.
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