What is to draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship called?
pump — To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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