I see. Yes, could be.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/8/2013 11:22 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 3/8/2013 5:59 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Chris said "lorry donkey" not "donkey engine".
>
> Perhaps I wasn't clear. I was proposing that 'donkey engine', for small
> engines used in switching yards, was likely
> shortened to 'donkey' in casual usage, then applied to the similar-ish, lorry
> thingie used to tow larger things.
>
> They are fairly analogous things.
>
> Technology makes new things that need names. People often use all or part of
> names for known things, as in 'horseless
> carriage'.
>
> Pedantic Moose
>
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