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donkey engine [′dəŋ·kē ‚en·jən] (mechanical engineering) A small auxiliary engine which is usually portable or semiportable and powered by steam, compressed air, or other means, particularly one used to power a windlass to lift cargo on shipboard or to haul logs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I scrutinize steam donkeys - steam engines designed to pull logs that replaced donkey power - and locomotives before continuing on my way to Glass Beach. In this "ground-lead" process, logs were dragged over the ground to the yarding spot by a cable run out from the steam donkey engine. |
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