- Pumping engine
- Pumping Pump"ing,
a. & n. from {pump}.
[1913 Webster]
{Pumping engine}, a steam engine and pump combined for raising water. See {Steam engine}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Pumping engine
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