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DONKEY PUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does donkey pump mean?
• DONKEY PUMP (noun)
The noun DONKEY PUMP has 1 sense:
1. a supplementary pump available if needed
Familiarity information: DONKEY PUMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A supplementary pump available if needed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
auxiliary pump; donkey pump
Hypernyms ("donkey pump" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
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