stirrup pump

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.

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Meanings

nounstirrup pump (plural stirrup pumps)

plural stirrup pumps

  1. 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.
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stirrup pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirrup%20pump

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stirrup pump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirrup%20pump.

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