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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Donkey

/(dŏṉ"ky̆)/ · Don·key · IPA /ˈdɑŋki/
01 n. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
pl. Donkeys ((dŏṉ"kĭz))
  1. 1.
    An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
  2. 2.
    A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
Phrases & compounds
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 — the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens, a tropical leguminous plant.