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Donkey

Donkey Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Donkey? [n] domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn [n] the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Donkey: domestic ass \| Equus asinus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Donkey: ass \| bigot \| bitter-ender \| block \| Boeotian \| bullethead \| burro \| clod \| cuddy \| dickey \| diehard \| dimwit \| dogmatist \| dolt \| dope \| dullard \| dumb cluck \| dumbbell \| dummy \| dunce \| fanatic \| gowk \| hardnose \| intransigeant \| intransigent \| jack \| jackass \| jennet \| jenny \| jenny ass \| jobbernowl \| lackwit \| lamebrain \| last-ditcher \| lightweight \| looby \| loon \| maverick \| mule \| neddy \| niais \| nincompoop \| ninny \| ninnyhammer \| nitwit \| noddy \| perverse fool \| pighead \| positivist \| purist \| put \| rocky \| Rocky Mountain canary \| schmuck \| standpat \| standpatter \| stickler \| stupid \| thickwit \| witling See Also \| allegory \| ass \| burro \| emblem \| Equus \| genus Equus \| moke Donkey In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Donkey Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Donkey?

[n] domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
[n] the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Synonyms | Synonyms for Donkey: domestic ass | Equus asinus

Donkey In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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