a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
[ 1610-20 ]
a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
[ 1610-20 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012