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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Donkey \Don"key\ (d[o^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. Donkeys
(d[o^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of
the animal + a dim. termination.]
1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
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2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
doctor \doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere
to teach. See Docile.]
1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of
knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.]
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One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. --
Bacon.
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2. An academical title, originally meaning a man so well
versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.
Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a
university or college, or has received a diploma of the
highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of
medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may
confer an honorary title only.
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3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the
medical profession; a physician.
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By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death
Will seize the doctor too. -- Shak.
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4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty
or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a
calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove
superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary
engine, called also donkey engine.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]
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Doctors' Commons. See under Commons.
Doctor's stuff, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot.
Doctor fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish of the genus Acanthurus;
the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike
spine on each side of the tail. Also called barber fish.
See Surgeon fish.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Doctor \Doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere
to teach. See Docile.]
1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of
knowledge learned man. [Obs.]
One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. --
Bacon.
2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well
versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.
Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a
university or college, or has received a diploma of the
highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of
medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may
confer an honorary title only.
3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the
medical profession; a physician.
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will
seize the doctor too. -- Shak.
4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty
or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a
calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove
superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary
engine, called also donkey engine.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]
Doctors' Commons. See under Commons.
Doctor's stuff, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot.
Doctor fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish of the genus Acanthurus;
the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike
spine on each side of the tail. Also called barber fish.
See Surgeon fish.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
donkey engine
n 1: a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
[syn: switch engine]
2: (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to
operate a windlass) [syn: auxiliary engine]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
donkey engine
n.
A steam-powered (l en winch), once widely used in (l en logging)
operations, also found in the (l en mining) and (l en maritime)
industries.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
donkey engine
n.
A steam-powered (l en winch), once widely used in (l en logging)
operations, also found in the (l en mining) and (l en maritime)
industries.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
donkey engine
n.
A steam-powered (l en winch), once widely used in (l en logging)
operations, also found in the (l en mining) and (l en maritime)
industries.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
donkey engine
n.
A steam-powered (l en winch), once widely used in (l en logging)
operations, also found in the (l en mining) and (l en maritime)
industries.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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