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Donkey

noun

(pl. donkeys)

The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874.

Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn. Synonyms: domestic ass, Equus asinus.

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... a queer twist of his under lip; and when Tom Jones, like a big donkey, went across the street to Jim Clancy's house, and began the whole thing over again, Pop wanted to know why that boy's cold was like the paper he held in his hand. We all gave it up, and Pop said because it was periodical. Ma and the girls ...

— Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various

... after a time Frank came to the conclusion that Fred Triddelfitz was in love with Louisa, dogged her footsteps, and wanted to be revenged on her for some reason only known to himself. It was a ridiculous affair altogether, but still when he remembered that Fred Triddelfitz was as full of tricks as a donkey's hide of gray hair, and that he might easily do something that would be of great annoyance to Louisa, Frank determined to keep watch, and not to let Fred out of his sight when he went ...

— The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. VIII • Various

... grandmother's house?" "Right away," said their father. And when they had reached the mountains he told them: "Wait here. I will drive into the village ahead of you, and tell grandmother that you are coming." And then he drove off with the donkey-cart. They waited and waited, but their father did not come. At last they decided that their father would not come back to fetch them, and that he had left them alone in the mountains. So they went further and further into the hills seeking a shelter for the night. Then they ...

— The Chinese Fairy Book • Various

... hotel court-yard I heard the sound of Pablo's mouth-organ, and with this much laughter and some talk in English; and as I fairly caught sight of the merrymakers, I heard said, in most execrable Spanish, "Here's a medio for another tune, my boy; and if you'll make the donkey dance again to it, I'll ...

— The Aztec Treasure-House • Thomas Allibone Janvier

... The donkey retreated, backing, step by step: and as Gunner Sobey stared a white blaze on the animal's face grew more ...

— The Mayor of Troy • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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