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Donkey engine

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  1. 1
    A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries. historical
  2. 2
    (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of a class of machines that used donkeys as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave. historical
  4. 4
    a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard wordnet

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