sump pump
noun
a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump.
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Origin of sump pump
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby sump pump
summum bonum, sumner, sumo, sump, sump drain, sump pump, sump syndrome, sumph, sumpsimus, sumpter, sumptuary
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