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monkey pumps

monkey pumps is the plural of monkey pump.

Meaning of monkey pump

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.

Questions about monkey pumps

What is monkey pumps the plural of?
Monkey pumps is the plural of monkey pump.

Words near monkey pumps in the dictionary

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

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