n.
(pl. donkeys)
- a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call.
[Equus asinus.]
- informal a foolish person.
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(also donkey stool)
a low stool astride which an artist sits.
Phrase
- donkey's years
Brit. informal a very long time.
Etymology
C18: perh. from dun1, or from the given name Duncan.
