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Donkey engine   /dˈɑŋki ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
noun
Donkey  n.  (pl. donkeys)  
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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"Donkey engine" Quotes from Famous Books



... bridge itself. If we opened our cabin portholes for a little fresh air, which at times was really a necessity, the cabin was soon flooded, and our clothes and rugs spent half their time being dried in the donkey engine room. ...
— A Girl's Ride in Iceland • Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie


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