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nounA pumpjack.
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From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding.
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German Pferdekopfpumpe, Nickesel
- Pferdekopfpumpea pumpjack
- Nickesela pumpjack
Russian стано́к-кача́лка
- стано́к-кача́лка (stanók-kačálka)a pumpjack
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nodding donkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20donkey
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“nodding donkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20donkey. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodding donkey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20donkey.
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