"nodding donkey" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nodding donkeys [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nodding donkey (plural nodding donkeys)
  1. (informal) A pumpjack. Tags: informal Synonyms: horsehead Translations (a pumpjack): Pferdekopfpumpe [feminine] (German), Nickesel [masculine] (German), стано́к-кача́лка (stanók-kačálka) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nodding_donkey-en-noun-OsOp4yaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) A pumpjack."
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