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noun
A small hand-operated pump with a stirrup-shaped base that was placed in a bucket of water, allowing a small hose to direct a stream onto minor fires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pump
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