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donkey
[ dong-kee, dawng-, duhng- ]
noun
- the domestic ass, Equus asinus.
- (since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic Party.
- a stupid, silly, or obstinate person.
- a woodworking apparatus consisting of a clamping frame and saw, used for cutting marquetry veneers.
adjective
- Machinery. auxiliary:
donkey engine; donkey pump; donkey boiler.
donkey
/ ˈdɒŋkɪ /
noun
- Also calledass a long-eared domesticated member of the horse family ( Equidae ), descended from the African wild ass ( Equus asinus )
- a stupid or stubborn person
- slang.a footballer known for his or her lack of skill
the players are a bunch of overpriced and overrated donkeys
- talk the hind leg(s) off a donkeyto talk endlessly
donkey
- A symbol (see also symbol ) of the Democratic party , introduced in a series of political cartoons by Thomas Nast during the congressional elections of 1874. ( Compare elephant .)
Word History and Origins
Origin of donkey1
Word History and Origins
Origin of donkey1
Example Sentences
Nearby a family of Turkish Kurds busied themselves in their fields piling vegetables onto a donkey-drawn cart.
In the second instance, it is a man and his wife pleading from atop a donkey.
He patrolled on foot, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) filled the donkey paths that crisscrossed the wadis and hills.
For the donkeys who have long felt that Donkey Ball should not be real, 2014 earns an A-.
He was painting the Sistine Chapel, and he was angry at one of the bishops or cardinals, so he painted him in with donkey ears.
His donkey stumbled—it was natural enough, seeing that the reins hung loose and his feet had somehow left the stirrups.
His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
Ibrahim stopped his song to sigh, and struck his donkey lightly under the right ear, causing it to turn sharply to the left.
And now Ibrahim struck his donkey again, and they went on rapidly towards the Libyan mountains.
Could all these people read her mind and follow the track of her distastes and desires, even the dragomans and the donkey-boys?
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