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ˈpump-water
Water obtained from below the surface of the soil by means of a pump, as distinguished from rain-water, spring-water, etc.
1663Boyle Usef. Exp. Nat. Philos. ii. iv. 115 Very many Pump-waters will not bear Soap, as Rain-waters..will do. 1769Ellis in Phil. Trans. LIX. 142 Some I put into very hard pump-water. 1836–41Brande Chem. (ed. 5) 169 The coldest pump-water that can be procured. |