[Dixonary] Round 2790: DONKEYMAN vote

There are a total of 11 definitions for DONKEYMAN, one of which came from a reputable dictionary. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, within the next 33 hours, before 8 am PDT / 11 am EDT / 6pm UTC / 4pm BST / 7pm CEST on Wednesday March 29, and in the wee morning hours Thursday at 2 am AEDT / 4 am NZDT.





1. an oil pump consisting of an overhead beam connected to a reciprocating engine on one end and a piston on a rod descending into the well. Also called a nodding donkey, or donkey pumper due to its appearance.



2. a vaudeville player who danced in partnership with the two-person-horse comedy act.



3. A man with responsibilities in a ship's engine room.



4. _St. Lucia_ the fruit of the false banana plant.



5. Slang for the goalie on a field hockey team.



6. a charismatic male guru.



7. An inclined rail for holding cannonballs.



8. The driver of a hackney coach or jaunting car.



9. in a mine, the person who operates the winding gear.



10. A small engine used on sailing ships to assist a small crew in raising large sails.



11. a sewer-worker, particularly one who works emptying cesspits; also known as a dunnikin-diver from which donkeyman is derived as euphemism.



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