pump room

noun

1. a room at a spa for drinking mineral waters.

pump room

noun

1. a building or room at a spa in which the water from a mineral spring may be drunk

Word History and Origins

Origin of pump room¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Meeting one morning, in the Pump-room, a lady who was deformed, Nash asked her where she came from.

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But "the spa" had declined in popularity, and the old pump-room was in a forlorn state of decay and desolation.

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Jimmy's a gourmet when he orders at the Pump Room and he's trying to overawe you.

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Never mind the pump-room now, unless you have found the sketch, as we may have that another time.

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Among this class who were famous for doing nothing was Beau Nash, the pride of the pump-room.

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