donkey boiler
1donkey boiler — noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship s boiler that is used while the ship is in port) • Syn: ↑auxiliary boiler • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑boiler, ↑steam boiler * * * …
2donkey boiler — noun A water heating system for domestic use, consisting of a drum of water mounted above a fire …
3donkey — /dong kee, dawng , dung /, n., pl. donkeys, adj. n. 1. the domestic ass, Equus asinus. 2. (since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party. 3. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person. 4. a woodworking apparatus …
4Donkey puncher — A Donkey Puncher is the operator of a small steam donkey. ‘Donkey puncher’ at Gyppo logging operations. A donkey consists of a steam boiler and steam engine connected to a winch mounted on a sled called a donkey sled . The donkeys were moved by… …
5List of boiler types, by manufacturer — There have been a vast number of designs of steam boiler, particularly towards the end of the 19th century when the technology was evolving rapidly. A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a …
6Vertical boiler with horizontal fire-tubes — Blake boiler A vertical boiler with horizontal fire tubes is a type of small vertical boiler, used to generate steam for small machinery. It is characterised by having many narrow fire tubes, running horizontally. Boilers like this have been… …
7auxiliary boiler — noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship s boiler that is used while the ship is in port) • Syn: ↑donkey boiler • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑boiler, ↑steam boiler …
8steam boiler — noun sealed vessel where water is converted to steam • Syn: ↑boiler • Derivationally related forms: ↑boil (for: ↑boiler) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel …
9Vertical boiler — Detail of vertical boiler and associated steam engine in a working model steam launch …
10Steam donkey — 12 x 14 Empire (?) Steam donkey in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC Canada Steam donkey, or donkey engine is the common nickname for a steam powered winch, or logging engine widely used in past logging operations, though not …
