stirrup pump
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noun
a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting.
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Origin of stirrup pump
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby stirrup pump
stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up, stir up a hornets' nest, stishie, stishovite, stitch
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British Dictionary definitions for stirrup pump
stirrup pump
noun
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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