nodding donkey

English

Etymology

From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding.

Noun

nodding donkey (plural nodding donkeys)

1. (informal) A pumpjack.

   Synonym: horsehead

Translations

a pumpjack

• German: Pferdekopfpumpe f, Nickesel m
• Russian: стано́к-кача́лка (ru) m (stanók-kačálka)