"donkeypower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-donkeypower.wav Forms: donkeypowers [plural], donkeypower [plural]
Etymology: From donkey + power, based on horsepower. Etymology templates: {{com|en|donkey|power}} donkey + power Head templates: {{en-noun|s|donkeypower}} donkeypower (plural donkeypowers or donkeypower)
  1. (humorous) A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-donkeypower-en-noun-w71rey1v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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