PLUNGERS

Noun

plungers

plural of plunger

Source: Wiktionary


PLUNGER

Plun"ger, n.

1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.

2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.

3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant]

4. (Pottery)

Definition: A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence. Knight.

5. (Gun.)

Definition: The firing pin of a breechloader. Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.

– Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.

– Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger, instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be single-acting or double- acting

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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