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donkey engine
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donkey engine (plural donkey engines)
- (chiefly historical) A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
- Synonym: steam donkey
- (chiefly historical) Any of a class of machines that used donkeys as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave.
- Coordinate terms: horse power, horse engine, water engine, wind engine, watermill, windmill
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