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Donkey - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Donkey : (noun)
1: the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons
by Thomas Nast in 1874
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild
ass; patient but stubborn [syn: domestic ass, Equus
asinus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Donkey : \Don"key\, n.; pl. Donkeys. [Prob. dun, in allusion to
the color of the animal _ a dim. termination.]
1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
Donkey engine, a small auxiliary engine not used for
propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,
raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
Donkey pump, a steam pump for feeding boilers,
extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.
Donkey's eye (Bot.), the large round seed of the Mucuna
pruriens, a tropical leguminous plant.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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