Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pump for water: used humorously of the eyes.

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Examples

  • As some doubtless already know, this will immediately overheat and cook the water-pump impeller.

    Motor Testing Made Easy 2009

  • We also try to get past the locks using a cordless drill, pipe wrench, water-pump pliers (channel locks), a reciprocating saw, a crowbar, picking tools (wielded by a local locksmith), and even salt spray.

    It's hammer time: How we test door locks 2011

  • The shutdown of Unit 3, which had been running continuously for more than a year, comes just a week after Unit 2 was brought offline for the repair of a water-pump motor.

    Leak Shuts Down 2010

  • Is a reliable and consistent water-pump "organized matter"

    An Interview with Elisabet Sahtouris 2007

  • The U.S. Justice Department sued MWI in 2002, accusing it of fraudulently helping Nigeria obtain $74 million in taxpayer-backed loans for overpriced and unnecessary water-pump equipment.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • As New Orleans officials negotiate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to try to get funding for hundreds of projects, from filling potholes to repairing water-pump stations, a point of debate is just how much of the city's crumbling infrastructure can be blamed on Katrina.

    New Orleans, FEMA Wrangle 2008

  • Last year their water-pump factory in Puebla had 25 employees and sales of $4 million.

    How It All Went South 2008

  • When the angry young man is asked to fetch water for the drummers, he is forced to walk several miles for gas when it is discovered the tank for the water-pump is empty.

    The Drummer…Jaycee Chan charms in magical feature by Kenneth Bi! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008

  • Justice Department sued the company in 2002, accusing it of fraudulently helping Nigeria obtain $74 million in taxpayer-backed loans for overpriced and unnecessary water-pump equipment.

    Submitted Without Comment 2007

  • Justice Department sued the company in 2002, accusing it of fraudulently helping Nigeria obtain $74 million in taxpayer-backed loans for overpriced and unnecessary water-pump equipment.

    Submitted Without Comment 2007

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  • "A pump for water: used humorously of the eyes."

    --Century Dictionary

    Would that be an example of vitreous humor?

    April 8, 2011

  • badump-chh

    April 9, 2011

  • You should do stand-up, ruzuzu.

    April 9, 2011

  • Thank you, yarb, but I'm not worthy--clearly the better joke here would have been aqueous humor. *sigh*

    April 9, 2011

  • (Unless it's a glass eye.)

    April 9, 2011

  • Thanks folks, I'll be here all week!

    April 9, 2011

  • *applauds wildly*

    April 9, 2011

  • *heads for bar*

    April 9, 2011