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pump box
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noun
a chamber of a pump in which a piston operates.
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Origin of pump box
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby pump box
pummel, pummelo, pump, pump-action, pump-and-dump, pump box, pumped storage, pumper, pumpernickel, pump gun, pumping
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