donkey

  • 11donkey — I. /ˈdɒŋki / (say dongkee) noun (plural donkeys) 1. a domesticated ass, Equus asinus, used as a beast of burden. 2. a stupid, silly or obstinate person. –adjective 3. Machinery auxiliary: donkey pump. –phrase 4. be on like Donkey Kong, (of a… …

  • 12Donkey — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Donkey peut faire référence à : Donkey (album de musique), deuxième album studio du groupe de musique brésilien Cansei de Ser Sexy. Donkey Kong… …

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  • 13donkey — [18] The usual English word for ‘donkey’ from Anglo Saxon times was ass, and donkey is not recorded until Francis Grose entered it in his Dictionary of the vulgar tonge 1785; ‘Donkey or Donkey Dick, a he or Jackass’. No one really knows where it… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14donkey — [18] The usual English word for ‘donkey’ from Anglo Saxon times was ass, and donkey is not recorded until Francis Grose entered it in his Dictionary of the vulgar tonge 1785; ‘Donkey or Donkey Dick, a he or Jackass’. No one really knows where it… …

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  • 15donkey — noun /ˈdʌŋki/ a) A domestic animal, Equus asinus, similar to a horse. b) A stubborn person. See Also: donkey jacket, donkey vote, donkey work, donkey’s years …

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  • 16donkey — noun VERB + DONKEY ▪ ride DONKEY + VERB ▪ bray ▪ graze DONKEY + NOUN ▪ cart ▪ …

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  • 17donkey — [[t]dɒ̱ŋki[/t]] donkeys 1) N COUNT A donkey is an animal which is like a horse but which is smaller and has longer ears. Syn: ass 2) PHRASE: prep PHR (emphasis) For donkey s years means for a very long time. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I ve been a… …

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  • 18donkey */ — UK [ˈdɒŋkɪ] / US [ˈdɑŋkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms donkey : singular donkey plural donkeys 1) a grey or brown animal similar to a horse, but smaller and with long ears. In some countries it is used for riding and for pulling or carrying heavy… …

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  • 19donkey —    A variant of ass, and used as a mildly insulting term to someone considered to be silly since the beginning of the nineteenth century. ‘You little donkey’ occurs in Charlotte Yonge’s Countess Kate. ‘You butter fingered donkey’ is used in… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 20donkey — n. (pl. eys) 1 a domestic ass. 2 colloq. a stupid or foolish person. Phrases and idioms: donkey engine a small auxiliary engine. donkey jacket a thick weatherproof jacket worn by workers and as a fashion garment. donkey s years colloq. a very… …

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