Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, same as
watch-tackle . - noun A portable force-pump on trucks.
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Examples
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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Source for gasoline powered pumps (what we call handy-billy in the US).?
Rainwater harvesting 2008
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His only hope lay in a “handy-billy,” a small, portable pump powered by a gasoline engine.
The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945
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But the wave that had stopped the handy-billy was followed by another and another.
The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945
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Groping around in the blistering heat, Keeler found the handy-billy.
The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945
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