monkey pump

noun

A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.

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Meanings

nounmonkey pump (plural monkey pumps)

plural monkey pumps

  1. historicalslangnauticalA straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
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APA

monkey pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20pump

MLA

“monkey pump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20pump. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey pump,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20pump.

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