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Donkey boiler   /dˈɑŋki bˈɔɪlər/   Listen
Donkey boiler

noun
1.
(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port).  Synonym: auxiliary boiler.





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"Donkey boiler" Quotes from Famous Books



... the engines there are two return-tube boilers, each having three furnaces, and there is also a donkey boiler, which is used in harbor for working the ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 • Various


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