donkey+(noun)

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

• donkey — ► NOUN (pl. donkeys) 1) a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call. 2) informal a foolish person. ● donkey s years Cf. ↑donkey s years ● talk the hind leg off a donkey Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• donkey jacket — noun a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen • Hypernyms: ↑jacket * * * donkey jacket noun A strong jacket, with shoulders of leather or (usu) a substitute, and patch pockets • • • Main Entry: ↑donkey * * * donkey jacket UK US noun [count …   Useful english dictionary

• donkey's years — noun plural : a very long time * * * Informal. a very long time; eons. [1895 1900; prob. orig. donkey( s) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once rhyming orig. was forgotten] * * * donkey s years A long time (a pun on… …   Useful english dictionary

• donkey derby — noun One or more races by contestants on donkeys, eg at a fête • • • Main Entry: ↑donkey * * * donkey derby UK US noun [countable] [singular donkey derby plural d …   Useful english dictionary

• Donkey sentence — Donkey sentences are sentences that contain a certain type of anaphora, such as: Every farmer who owns a donkey beats it. Every police officer who arrested a murderer insulted him. Donkey sentences became a major force in advancing semantic… …   Wikipedia

• donkey — 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 …   Wiktionary

• donkey boiler — noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship s boiler that is used while the ship is in port) • Syn: ↑auxiliary boiler • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑boiler, ↑steam boiler * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• donkey — Noun. 1. A male who is genitally well endowed, as in hung like a donkey. Also phrased as donkey dick. 2. Something that doesn t come up to expectations. E.g. I think we ve been sold a donkey …   English slang and colloquialisms

• donkey vote — noun (Aust) 1. In a preferential system of voting, a vote accepting the order of candidates on the ballot paper 2. Such votes collectively • • • Main Entry: ↑donkey * * * donkey vote, (in Australia) a preferential vote in which the voter s order… …   Useful english dictionary

• donkey — noun (plural donkeys) 1》 a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call. [Equus asinus.] 2》 informal a foolish person. 3》 (also donkey stool) a low stool astride which an artist sits. Phrases donkey s years… …   English new terms dictionary