donkeypower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From donkey + power, based on horsepower.
Meanings
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(humorous) A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
How to talk about units of power less than 1 horsepower? Use a smaller creature, of course. Roughly 1/3rd of a single unit of horsepower—or roughly 250 watts—is now labelled one donkeypower.
2020 December 27, Paul Anthony Jones, “Donkeypower”, in Haggard Hawks:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| donkeypower | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| donkeypowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |