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nodding donkey

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nodding donkey
n
(Mining & Quarrying) Informal (in the oil industry) a type of reciprocating pump used to extract oil from an inland well
[so called from its shape and movement]
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They include Sean Doherty, chair of governors at Fazakerley High School, who told the Daily Post: "He is treating us like nodding donkeys.
Governors accuse schools chief of 'truancy' Calls for resignation ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
They include Sean Doherty, chair of governors at Fazakerley High School who told the ECHO: "He is treating us like nodding donkeys.
NO SHOW SCHOOL CHIEF 'SHOULD GO' Governors call for resignation by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Perhaps next year we can elect MEPs who stick up for the British people rather than act as nodding donkeys to each fresh attack from Brussels.
Letter: Your Say - EU rulings on post offices by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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