<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural donkeys.</li><li>the domestic ass, Equus asinus.</li><li>a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic Party.</li><li>a stupid, silly, or obstinate person.</li><li>a woodworking apparatus consisting of a clamping frame and saw, used for cutting marquetry veneers.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Machinery. auxiliary: donkey engine; donkey pump; donkey boiler.</li></ul>