he-ass

A Dane once brought to his country a beautiful he-ass from Andalusia, and the animal was exhibited as a curiosity in all the towns.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

For the second there was a six-year old mare, unbroken, and in foal to a he-ass; the third was to have

The Iliad of Homer 1898

For the second there was a six-year old mare, unbroken, and in foal to a he-ass; the third was to have a goodly cauldron that had never yet been on the fire; it was still bright as when it left the maker, and would hold four measures.

The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1868

You are aware that the offspring of the ass and the horse, or rather of the he-ass and the mare, is what is called a mule; and, on the other hand, the offspring of the stallion and the she-ass is what is called a hinny.

Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

They are here compared to a swift dromedary traversing her ways, a female of that species of creatures hunting about for a male (v. 23), and, to the same purport, a wild ass used to the wilderness (v. 24), not tamed by labour, and therefore very wanton, snuffing up the wind at her pleasure when she comes near the he-ass, and on such an occasion who can turn her away?

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721