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noun
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the domestic ass, Equus asinus.
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(since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party.
3.
a stupid, silly, or obstinate person.
4.
a woodworking apparatus consisting of a clamping frame and saw, used for cutting marquetry veneers.
adjective
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Machinery. auxiliary: donkey engine; donkey pump; donkey boiler.
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Origin:
1775–85; perhaps alteration of Dunkey, hypocoristic form of Duncan, man's name
1775–85; perhaps alteration of Dunkey, hypocoristic form of Duncan, man's name
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Word Origin & History
donkey
1785, slang, perhaps from dun "dull grey-brown," the form perhaps infl. by monkey. Or possibly from a familiar form of Duncan (cf. dobbin). The older Eng. word was ass.
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donkey definition
A symbol of the Democratic party, introduced in a series of political cartoons by Thomas Nast during the congressional elections of 1874. (Compare elephant.)
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