stirrup pump


noun
  1. a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting.

Origin of stirrup pump

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for stirrup pump

stirrup pump

noun
  1. a hand-operated vertical reciprocating pump, such as one used in fire-fighting, etc, in which the base of the cylinder is placed in a bucket of water

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