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Limber :: Limber (n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

Forcer :: Forcer (n.) The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.

Pump :: Pump (v. t.) Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc..

Single-acting :: Single-acting (a.) Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc..

Penstock :: Penstock (n.) The barrel of a wooden pump.

Piston :: Piston (n.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes..

Punkin :: Punkin (n.) A pumpkin.

Trap :: Trap (n.) A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet..

Pallet :: Pallet (n.) One of the series of disks or pistons in the chain pump.

Hood :: Hood (n.) The top of a pump.

Duty :: Duty (n.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)..

Cage :: Cage (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes..

Bucket :: Bucket (n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump.

Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..

Dale :: Dale (n.) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump..

Chain Wheel :: Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine..

Fixture :: Fixture (n.) That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away..

Force Pump :: Force pump () A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston..

Gasket :: Gasket (n.) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps..

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