parish pump

adjective

of only local interest; parochial

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How to use parish pump in a sentence

The parish plumber can no longer make his fortune by the repair of the parish pump.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 | Various
The parish pump was probably out of order when this unparalleled conflagration occurred; but is seems to be at work again now.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 28, 1917 | Various
A crucifix was taken out of the building and set up on the parish pump.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
But it cannot do so if its position is so insecure that it must purchase the support of the "parish pump" politician.
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government | T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Perfectly straight up and down, protruding in no part, he reminded you of some tall parish pump, with a great knob at its top.
Snarley-yow | Frederick Marryat

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