Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The extremity of the suction-pipe of a pump, usually covered with a perforated plate to prevent the intrusion of foreign substances.
- noun In mining, same as
snore-piece .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The lower, or bottom,
pipe in alift ofpumps in amine .
Etymologies
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wind + bore
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