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Pumpkin :: Pumpkin (n.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion..

Well :: Well (v. i.) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection..

Spear :: Spear (n.) The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod..

Pumper :: Pumper (n.) One who pumps; the instrument or machine used in pumping.

Pump :: Pump (v. t.) To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid..

Air Gun :: Air gun () A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger..

Pompion :: Pompion (n.) See Pumpion.

Piston :: Piston (n.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes..

Chain Pump :: Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge..

Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Hoggerpipe :: Hoggerpipe (n.) The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump.

Cofferdam :: Cofferdam (n.) A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc..

Trap :: Trap (n.) A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet..

Pump :: Pump (v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship..

Pumpage :: Pumpage (n.) That which is raised by pumps, or the work done by pumps..

Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.

Dale :: Dale (n.) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump..

Pallet :: Pallet (n.) One of the series of disks or pistons in the chain pump.

Pump :: Pump (v. i.) To work, or raise water, a pump..

Carcel Lamp :: Carcel lamp () A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork..

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