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stirrup pump definition

stirrup pump

a hand pump for putting out fires, set in a bucket and held firm by a stirrup, or bracket, for one foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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