Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: donkey's | by the DICT Development Group |
| 1 result for donkey's | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Donkey \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. | |
