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noun

Plunger n.

One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.

A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.

One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. (Cant)

(Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.

(Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.

Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.

Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.

Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger, instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be single-acting or double-acting

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Etymology of 'Plunger'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Plunger" Quotes from Famous Books

... deck (1, fig. 17). They are cast-iron construction and are driven by an eccentric on the driving-wheel axle (fig. 27). The airchamber or dome (1, fig. 27) imparts a more steady flow of the water to the boiler by equalizing the surges of water from the reciprocating pump plunger. A steam line (3, fig. 18), which heats the pump and prevents freezing in cold weather, is regulated by a valve in the cab (figs. 18, 27). Note that the line on the right side of the cab has ...

— The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 • John H. White

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