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donkeymen

donkeymen is the plural of donkeyman.

Meaning of donkeyman

Noun

donkeyman (plural donkeymen)

  1. The person who operates a donkey engine.
  2. The person in charge of a ship's engine room.
    • One of the stokers was disabled, the others had given in, the second engineer and the donkey-man were firing-up. The third engineer was standing by the steam-valve. The engines were being tended by hand.1902 January–March, Joseph Conrad, “Typhoon”, in George R. Halkett, editor, The Pall Mall Magazine, volume XXVI, London: Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, →OCLC, chapter IV, page 226, column 2

Questions about donkeymen

What is donkeymen the plural of?
Donkeymen is the plural of donkeyman.

Words near donkeymen in the dictionary

  1. donkeyhood
  2. donkeyish
  3. donkeyism
  4. donkeyless
  5. donkeyman
  6. donkeymen
  7. donkeypower
  8. donkeypowers
  9. donkeypunch
  10. donkeypunched
  11. donkeypunches

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