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donkey

DEFINITIONS OF: donkey

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n domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn

Synonyms:
Equus asinus, domestic ass
Types:
burro
small donkey used as a pack animal
moke
British informal for donkey
Type of:
ass
hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

n the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Type of:
allegory, emblem
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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