DONKEY
donkey
(noun) the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
donkey (plural donkeys)
a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse
a stubborn person
a fool
(nautical) a small auxiliary engine
Synonym: donkey engine
(poker slang) a bad poker player
Synonyms
• See also stubborn person
Hyponyms
• jack
• jackass
• jenny
Source: Wiktionary
Don"key, n.; pl. Donkeys. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition