English Explanatory Dictionary

nodding donkey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pumpjack.

Word forms

nodding donkey nodding donkeys

Etymology

From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding.

Synonyms

horsehead
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