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adjective

of only local interest; parochial

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Words nearby parish pump

Parishad, parish clerk, parish council, parish house, parishioner, parish pump, parish register, Parisian, Parisienne, parison, parisyllabic

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How to use parish pump in a sentence

Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
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Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to Wahlberg, his time in prison, as well as the guidance of a parish priest, helped him turn his life around.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet|Marlow Stern|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the multiple warnings, Bishop Finn chose to leave Ratigan in place in the parish.
Will the Vatican Finally Hold This Kansas City Bishop Accountable?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some are homes and some are pump houses, and you can only tell the difference when you see human silhouettes scurry on rooftops.
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In the parish churches, many of which are of great interest, the predominant styles are Decorated and Perpendicular.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
The taxes whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A pretty boy of seven or eight years of age is chosen by each parish.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)