monkey engine

noun

A kind of pile driver having a ram or monkey working in a wooden frame.

Meanings

nounmonkey engine (plural monkey engines)

plural monkey engines

  1. historicalA kind of pile driver having a ram or monkey working in a wooden frame.
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APA

monkey engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20engine

MLA

“monkey engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20engine.

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