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sump |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sump \Sump\, n. [Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to LG sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw sump, and perhaps to E. swamp.] 1. (Metal.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion. --Ray. 2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there 3. A pond of water for salt works --Knight. 4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.] {Sump fuse}, a fuse used in blasting under water. {Sump men} (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sump n 1: an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine 2: a well or other hole in which water has collected 3: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sink}]
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