DONKEY

donkey

(noun) the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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

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