stirrup pump

American  

noun

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

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stirrup pump British  

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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Etymology

Origin of stirrup pump

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

With the Vicar's stirrup pump, a pitchfork and a spade It's rather hard to guard an aerodrome.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were two types, the first consisted of an 18-inch length of stirrup pump hose loaded at one end with concrete and fitted with a thong at the other.��

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John