nodding donkey

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noun

informal (in the oil industry) a type of reciprocating pump used to extract oil from an inland well

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Word Origin for nodding donkey

C20: so called from its shape and movement

Words nearby nodding donkey

nodal point, nodal rhythm, Noddack, nodding acquaintance, nodding dog, nodding donkey, nodding lilac, nodding pogonia, nodding spasm, nodding trillium, noddle

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How to use nodding donkey in a sentence

When he says something, nod; this nodding will induce him to agree with you.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearby a family of Turkish Kurds busied themselves in their fields piling vegetables onto a donkey-drawn cart.
Impotent U.S. Airstrikes, Passive Turks and an ISIS Triumph|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“No, they deserve it,” he said before nodding and walking off.
Morgan Freeman Gently Slapped My Face|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the second instance, it is a man and his wife pleading from atop a donkey.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Somewhere, a no-longer-in-the-league Tebow is ruefully nodding.
Don’t Cry for Johnny Football. The NFL’s 22nd Pick Will Do Just Fine.|Ben Teitelbaum|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"If you please," continued Mr Bellamy, nodding to them very graciously; and they departed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
She turned her gaze away from the mirror, and saw Sarah's grey head inadvertently nodding, as it always nodded.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
His donkey stumbled—it was natural enough, seeing that the reins hung loose and his feet had somehow left the stirrups.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Brittles is right, said Mr. Giles, nodding his head, approvingly; from a woman nothing else was to be expected.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens