Definition of Donkiy
Don"key (d&obreve;&nsm;"k&ybreve;), n.;
pl. Donkeys (-k&ibreve;z). [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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
DONKEY, DONKEY DICK. A he, or jack ass: called donkey,
perhaps, from the Spanish or don-like gravity of
that animal, intitled also the king of Spain's trumpeter.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Category:Mammals A domestic animal, Equus asinus, similar to a horse.
- A stubborn person.
- A fool.
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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