Crossword clues for donkeys
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Donkey \Don"key\ (d[o^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. Donkeys (d[o^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]
An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
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A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
Donkey engine, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
Donkey pump, a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.
Donkey's eye (Bot.), the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens, a tropical leguminous plant.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of donkey English)
Usage examples of "donkeys".
Evans, do you know where the donkeys are that we arranged to have, for riding in the mountains?
Mother, can we have a picnic in the mountains as soon as the donkeys come?
Sometimes we use ponies, but Trefor's brother breeds donkeys, and they are just as good.
It would be fun to go off into the mountains on donkeys and take food with us for a few days.
To go off on donkeys into the mountains, and take tents and food — what could be more fun?
Effans bargained with him to come back the next week, complete with three donkeys to add to the six left behind.
He would come on the Wednesday of next week, bringing three donkeys to add to the six he would leave behind.
They ran round the donkeys, patted them, rubbed their long noses and sat on their broad backs.
They were all used to riding horses, and the donkeys were very easy to manage.
Evans was beaming at the door, so they didn't lose much time in taking the donkeys to the field and carrying their harness to the stables.
They can all ride their donkeys as easily as David — and probably they'll enjoy a trip without us!
His donkeys crowded round him, sturdy and patient, their harness clinking and glinting.
Mannering could not come, and Effans had said he would care for the two extra donkeys till the children came back.
They had to go by Trefor the shepherd's little cabin, and the donkeys picked their way steadily up the steep hillside.
The donkeys could be tied to trees so that they would not wander in the night.