chain pump en · NOUN
Meanings
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A water pump consisting of a series of buckets on a chain, wheel or drum.
[…] when we came out to Sea [the Ship] prov’d so very leaky, that we were oblig’d to keep two Chain-pumps continually at Work:
1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, pages 7–8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chain pumps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |