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nodding donkey
nod·ding don·key [ nòdding dáwngkee, nòdding dóngkee ] (plural nod·ding don·keys)


noun 
Definition:
 
oil extraction device: a reciprocating pump for extracting oil
[<donkey "small pump or engine"; because it moves backward and forward]
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