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donkey engine

noun

  1. a small auxiliary engine, such as one used for pumping water into the boilers of a steamship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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We baited a big hook, and pulled him in with the donkey engine.

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Start the donkey engine to feed cold water into the boilers. 3d.

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When she finally went down the gangplank the sigh the captain heaved was almost as loud as the exhaust from the donkey engines which were working out the crates of lemons from the hold.

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“Heave a link!†shouts the officer, and Shoo Fly and the donkey engine heaveth.

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But get up steam in the donkey engine, and connect the pipes.â€

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