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a yard of pump water

a yard of pump water noun: something which is very straight and very thin.

Noun

a yard of pump water (plural yards of pump water)

  1. (UK, US, dialectal) Something which is very straight and very thin.
    • as/so thin as a yard of pump water; as skinny as a yard of pump-water; as straight as a yard of pump-water; like a yard of pump water
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:a yard of pump water.

Forms of a yard of pump water

pluralyards of pump water

Origin of a yard of pump water

Perhaps because a stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin; but compare also yard of ale, where the yard is a tall, slender, hollow receptacle.

Questions about a yard of pump water

What does a yard of pump water mean?
A yard of pump water means something which is very straight and very thin.
What part of speech is a yard of pump water?
A yard of pump water is a noun.
What is the plural of a yard of pump water?
The plural of a yard of pump water is yards of pump water.

Words near a yard of pump water in the dictionary

  1. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  2. a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  3. a woman's work is never done
  4. a world of
  5. a worry shared is a worry halved
  6. a yard of pump water
  7. a year and a day
  8. A"H
  9. A&A
  10. A&B
  11. A&E

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