pump welln.

Brit.

/ˈpʌmp wɛl/, U.S.

/ˈpəmp ˌwɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pump n.¹, well n.¹

Etymology: < pump n.¹ + well n.¹

1. A well having a pump combined with it, a well fitted with a pump; (also) a receptacle in which water is collected to be removed by pumping.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well

water piteOE

wellOE

pitOE

pulkc1300

draw-wellc1410

draught-wellc1440

winchc1440

brine-well1594

salt spring1601

sump1680

pump well1699

spout-well1710

sump hole1754

pit-well1756

sink1804

bucket-well1813

artesian well1829

shallow well1877

dip-well1894

garland-well1897

village pump1925

1699 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Chalybeat & Purging Waters 47 In Pump-wells the Water is wholsome.

1779 A. Hewat Hist. Acct. Rise & Progress Colonies S. Carolina & Georgia II. xi. 290 Almost every family have their pump-wells, but the water in them being at no great distance from the salt river, and filtered only through sand, is brackish.

1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 358 If a running stream cannot be obtained..a pump-well..may supply its place.

1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance viii A nose like the handle of a pumpwell.

1882 Rep. to Ho. Repr. on Prec. Metals of U.S. 652 The rest..is..collected by pipes into the pump-well, whence it is pumped up back to the supply tanks, near the pans.

1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter xiii. 197 A pump-well that ran poison.

1926 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 25 231 (heading) Construction of engine-house and pump wells.

1977 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 15 Apr. 4/9 Commune members have dug 1,000 water channels and 500 pump wells since last winter.

2002 L. Thomas Coal Geol. ix. 230/1 The rest of the site may be served by a more general drawdown achieved by a grid of pump wells.

2. A casing or compartment in a ship in which the pumps work; the well (well n.¹ 8a) of a vessel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > lowest part where water collects

pump1531

sink1611

pump well1749

well-room1765

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 11 The Pumpe, the pumpes well.]

1749 B. Martin Lingua Britannica Reformata Limber holes, (in a ship) are little square holes cut in the ground timbers, &c. to let the water pass to the pump-well.

1799 Hull Advertiser 28 Dec. 3/3 The unhappy man was found suspended in the pump-well of the ship.

1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene I. xviii. 283 Should I throw it overboard; should I stuff it down the pump well?

1859 Harper's Mag. May 783/2 A boatswain's mate was ordered to see the pump well swabbed out.

1913 A. W. Nelson Yankee Swanson 265 I finally got my breath and found myself in the pump well—a square place amidships.

1941 Mariner's Mirror 27 194 The pumps..are of the usual sailing ship pattern, the tail pipes from the barrels to the pump well being boxed in with wood.

1987 J. McKay 100-gun Ship Victory 14/1 Any sea water that entered the ship was directed to the pump well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pump well
释义	pump welln. Brit. /ˈpʌmp wɛl/, U.S. /ˈpəmp ˌwɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pump n.¹, well n.¹ Etymology: < pump n.¹ + well n.¹ 1. A well having a pump combined with it, a well fitted with a pump; (also) a receptacle in which water is collected to be removed by pumping. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well water piteOE wellOE pitOE pulkc1300 draw-wellc1410 draught-wellc1440 winchc1440 brine-well1594 salt spring1601 sump1680 pump well1699 spout-well1710 sump hole1754 pit-well1756 sink1804 bucket-well1813 artesian well1829 shallow well1877 dip-well1894 garland-well1897 village pump1925 1699 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Chalybeat & Purging Waters 47 In Pump-wells the Water is wholsome. 1779 A. Hewat Hist. Acct. Rise & Progress Colonies S. Carolina & Georgia II. xi. 290 Almost every family have their pump-wells, but the water in them being at no great distance from the salt river, and filtered only through sand, is brackish. 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 358 If a running stream cannot be obtained..a pump-well..may supply its place. 1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance viii A nose like the handle of a pumpwell. 1882 Rep. to Ho. Repr. on Prec. Metals of U.S. 652 The rest..is..collected by pipes into the pump-well, whence it is pumped up back to the supply tanks, near the pans. 1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter xiii. 197 A pump-well that ran poison. 1926 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 25 231 (heading) Construction of engine-house and pump wells. 1977 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 15 Apr. 4/9 Commune members have dug 1,000 water channels and 500 pump wells since last winter. 2002 L. Thomas Coal Geol. ix. 230/1 The rest of the site may be served by a more general drawdown achieved by a grid of pump wells. 2. A casing or compartment in a ship in which the pumps work; the well (well n.¹ 8a) of a vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > lowest part where water collects pump1531 sink1611 pump well1749 well-room1765 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 11 The Pumpe, the pumpes well.] 1749 B. Martin Lingua Britannica Reformata Limber holes, (in a ship) are little square holes cut in the ground timbers, &c. to let the water pass to the pump-well. 1799 Hull Advertiser 28 Dec. 3/3 The unhappy man was found suspended in the pump-well of the ship. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene I. xviii. 283 Should I throw it overboard; should I stuff it down the pump well? 1859 Harper's Mag. May 783/2 A boatswain's mate was ordered to see the pump well swabbed out. 1913 A. W. Nelson Yankee Swanson 265 I finally got my breath and found myself in the pump well—a square place amidships. 1941 Mariner's Mirror 27 194 The pumps..are of the usual sailing ship pattern, the tail pipes from the barrels to the pump well being boxed in with wood. 1987 J. McKay 100-gun Ship Victory 14/1 Any sea water that entered the ship was directed to the pump well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1699
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