'Bull pump' definitions:
Definition of 'Bull pump'
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- Bull \Bull\, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster]
- Bull bat (Zool.), the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.
- Bull calf. (a) A stupid fellow.
- Bull mackerel (Zool.), the chub mackerel.
- Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.
- Bull snake (Zool.), the pine snake of the United States.
- Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag.
- Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc. [1913 Webster]