"donkey engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: donkey engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} donkey engine (plural donkey engines)
  1. (chiefly historical) A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries. Wikidata QID: Q7605361 Tags: historical Synonyms: steam donkey
    Sense id: en-donkey_engine-en-noun-en:Q7605361 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (chiefly historical) Any of a class of machines that used donkeys as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave. Tags: historical Related terms: pony engine, steam engine, iron horse Coordinate_terms: horse power, horse engine, water engine, wind engine, watermill, windmill
    Sense id: en-donkey_engine-en-noun-en:like_Q5905651_but_with_donkeys

Inflected forms

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