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monkey pump

monkey pump noun: a straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.

Noun

monkey pump (plural monkey pumps)

  1. (historical, slang) A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.

Forms of monkey pump

pluralmonkey pumps

Questions about monkey pump

What does monkey pump mean?
Monkey pump means a straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
What part of speech is monkey pump?
Monkey pump is a noun.
What is the plural of monkey pump?
The plural of monkey pump is monkey pumps.

Words near monkey pump in the dictionary

  1. monkey pot
  2. monkey pots
  3. monkey pox
  4. monkey press
  5. monkey presses
  6. monkey pump
  7. monkey pumps
  8. monkey puzzle
  9. monkey puzzle tree
  10. monkey puzzle trees
  11. monkey puzzles

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