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Webster 1913 Edition
Donkey
Don′key
(dŏṉ′ky̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Donkeys
(dŏṉ′kĭz)
. [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.