donkey engine (English, noun)
expansion: donkey engine (plural donkey engines)
Senses:
wikidata: Q7605361
glosses: A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
tags: historical
glosses: Any of a class of machines that used donkeys as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: donkey engines
tags: plural