pump-rod

The weight of the piston, piston-rod, and pump-rod, which ran down a shaft to the lowest point in the mine, being balanced by a counter-weight on a sort of well-sweep, the steam, admitted by hand, forced the piston to the bottom of the cylinder.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

A tiny pump-rod wheezing and whining to itself beside a sputtering green lamp.

Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900

But I wanted to sound the well; so, securing the pump-rod, which, for convenience, was hung in beckets in the companion,

A Pirate of the Caribbees Harry Collingwood 1886

Both are free to clatter about the shaft and bang against each other in passing, but they are prevented from damaging the pump-rod by a wooden partition.

Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories 1859

As he advanced, Oliver began to take note of the places he had passed on the way down, and so much had he seen and thought during his sojourn underground, that, when he reached the level where he first came upon the noisy kibbles, and made acquaintance with the labouring pump-rod, he almost hailed the spot as an old familiar landmark of other days!

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines 1859

The engine that drove the pump was 70 horse power; the pump-rod was a succession of wooden beams, each like the ridge-pole of a house, jointed together -- a rugged affair, with iron bolts, and nuts, and projections at the joints.

Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories 1859

Captain Dan continued his progress until he reached the pump-shaft, the proximity of which was audibly announced by the slow ascent and descent of a great wooden beam, which was styled the "pump-rod."

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines 1859

He was at once scraped down on the other side by the pump-rod!

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines 1859

Between the pump-rod and the kibble-way there was just room for the ladders upon which Captain Dan, followed by Oliver, now stepped.

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines 1859

The piston-rod is attached to one end of a lever, whilst the pump-rod works in connexion with the other, — the hydraulic action employed to raise the water being exactly similar to that of a common sucking-pump.

Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Samuel Smiles 1858