[ろば;ロバ, roba ; roba] (n, adj-no) (uk) donkey; ass [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Donkey \Don"key\ (d[o^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. {Donkeys}
(d[o^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of
the animal + a dim. termination.]
1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
[1913 Webster]
2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
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{Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for
propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,
raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
{Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,
extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.
{Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna
pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
donkey
n 1: the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons
by Thomas Nast in 1874
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass;
patient but stubborn [syn: {domestic ass}, {donkey}, {Equus
asinus}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย