donkey : Idioms & Phrases

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donkey boiler

  • noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)
    auxiliary boiler.
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donkey cart

  • noun a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
    tub-cart; ponycart; pony cart.
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Donkey engine

  • noun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
    switch engine.
  • noun (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)
    auxiliary engine.
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  • a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
Webster 1913

donkey jacket

  • noun a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
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Donkey pump

  • noun a supplementary pump available if needed
    auxiliary pump.
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  • a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; usually an auxiliary.
Webster 1913

Donkey's eye

  • (Bot.), the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens, a tropical leguminous plant.
Webster 1913

yard donkey

  • noun a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
    yarder.
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