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nodding donkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

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noun

Informal

From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding.

nodding donkeys (plural)

horsehead

What does nodding donkey mean?: A pumpjack.
Where does nodding donkey come from?: From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding.

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