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Chain Pump
Webster's Dictionary
A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chain Pump'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chain-pump.html. 1828.