sump

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1. 1.The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
2. 2.A pond of water for salt works. Knight.
3. 3.A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.] Sump fuse, a fuse used in blasting under water. -- Sump men (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there called?
• What is a puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.] Sump fuse, a fuse used in blasting under water. -- Sump men (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine called?