pump-handlen.

Brit.

/ˈpʌmpˌhandl/, U.S.

/ˈpəmpˌ(h)ænd(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < pump n.¹ + handle n.¹

The handle by which a pump is operated; (also, in extended use) something resembling or worked like a pump handle.Typically (and before the 20th cent. usually) denoting the handle of a hand or house pump, but now sometimes applied to a handle on a mechanized pump.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump-handle

brake1626

swafe1688

pump-handle1825

sweep1896

1622 Relation Ship named Iacob sig. A4^v Iohn Cooke..tooke off the Pumpe brake or handle.]

1677 J. Conyer Let. June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1986) XIII. 292 The Iron or Wooden-work set off..and placed at the back of this Pump for the easier and more capacious motion of the Pump-handle.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry v. 75 These Pumps may be made single with a common Pump handle..for one Man to work them.

1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator II. xii. 355 Lord Lumpish, half asleep in an easy Chair..one of his Arms hanging down like a Pump-handle, and the other in his Bosom.

1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. (Gloss.) 231 Pump or Plow Handles, the long projecting timbers on the hind part of the carriage, on which the foot-board is placed.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 252 The quantity of water raised by each stroke of the pump-handle is just as much as fills that part of the bore in which the piston works.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour lxi. 345 He ceased swinging Sponge's arm to and fro like a pump-handle.

1883 E. Thring Theory & Pract. Teaching v. 53 It is useless pumping on a kettle with the lid on. Pump, pump, pump. The pump-handle goes vigorously..but the kettle remains empty.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers xv. 415 He..hurried off to a club where..he could flirt with a barmaid who was no more to him than the brass pump-handle she drew.

1959 J. Meiring Candle in Wind 38 Rosie..was dancing a vastrap; her partner was swinging her arm vigorously up and down like a pump-handle.

1986 Times (Nexis) 5 July I would..like to see a regular supply of clean paper [in petrol stations] so that motorists could wipe filthy pump handles.

1992 Discover Feb. 63/1 Seven men who..drank Broad Street water all died... Snow persuaded local officials..to remove the pump handle of the Broad Street well.

Compounds

attributive. Applied to action or movement resembling the working of the handle of a pump.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > up-and-down

up and down1616

pump-handle1820

1820 Sporting Mag. 7 108 The pump-handle shake [of hands] is the first which deserves notice.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xxvi. 236 His face must wreathe, or wrinkle, with endless smiles; and his ungloved hand be ready for a pump-handle shake with friend and foe alike.

1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon I. i. ix. 192 One after the other gave him her hand, which Sam accepted with a pump-handle movement.

1892 J. E. Cox Five Years in U.S. Army 83 Performing the ‘pump-handle act’ with my right arm, I hastened away to obey orders.

1909 R. E. Knowles Attic Guest xv. 204 They nearly all shook hands in the high pump-handle fashion that was almost unknown in the South.

1984 J. Joseph Aids to Anat. (ed. 13) i. 11 Their [sc. the ribs'] elevation increases the anteroposterior diameter of the chest and pushes the sternum forwards. This is the pump-handle movement.

1992 Sports Illustr. 10 Feb. 55/3 He showed us the old pump-handle windup, reaching way back and way up with his left leg.

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

单词	pump-handle
释义	pump-handlen. Brit. /ˈpʌmpˌhandl/, U.S. /ˈpəmpˌ(h)ænd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pump n.¹, handle n.¹ Etymology: < pump n.¹ + handle n.¹ The handle by which a pump is operated; (also, in extended use) something resembling or worked like a pump handle.Typically (and before the 20th cent. usually) denoting the handle of a hand or house pump, but now sometimes applied to a handle on a mechanized pump. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump-handle brake1626 swafe1688 pump-handle1825 sweep1896 1622 Relation Ship named Iacob sig. A4^v Iohn Cooke..tooke off the Pumpe brake or handle.] 1677 J. Conyer Let. June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1986) XIII. 292 The Iron or Wooden-work set off..and placed at the back of this Pump for the easier and more capacious motion of the Pump-handle. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry v. 75 These Pumps may be made single with a common Pump handle..for one Man to work them. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator II. xii. 355 Lord Lumpish, half asleep in an easy Chair..one of his Arms hanging down like a Pump-handle, and the other in his Bosom. 1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. (Gloss.) 231 Pump or Plow Handles, the long projecting timbers on the hind part of the carriage, on which the foot-board is placed. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 252 The quantity of water raised by each stroke of the pump-handle is just as much as fills that part of the bore in which the piston works. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour lxi. 345 He ceased swinging Sponge's arm to and fro like a pump-handle. 1883 E. Thring Theory & Pract. Teaching v. 53 It is useless pumping on a kettle with the lid on. Pump, pump, pump. The pump-handle goes vigorously..but the kettle remains empty. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers xv. 415 He..hurried off to a club where..he could flirt with a barmaid who was no more to him than the brass pump-handle she drew. 1959 J. Meiring Candle in Wind 38 Rosie..was dancing a vastrap; her partner was swinging her arm vigorously up and down like a pump-handle. 1986 Times (Nexis) 5 July I would..like to see a regular supply of clean paper [in petrol stations] so that motorists could wipe filthy pump handles. 1992 Discover Feb. 63/1 Seven men who..drank Broad Street water all died... Snow persuaded local officials..to remove the pump handle of the Broad Street well. Compounds attributive. Applied to action or movement resembling the working of the handle of a pump. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > up-and-down up and down1616 pump-handle1820 1820 Sporting Mag. 7 108 The pump-handle shake [of hands] is the first which deserves notice. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xxvi. 236 His face must wreathe, or wrinkle, with endless smiles; and his ungloved hand be ready for a pump-handle shake with friend and foe alike. 1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon I. i. ix. 192 One after the other gave him her hand, which Sam accepted with a pump-handle movement. 1892 J. E. Cox Five Years in U.S. Army 83 Performing the ‘pump-handle act’ with my right arm, I hastened away to obey orders. 1909 R. E. Knowles Attic Guest xv. 204 They nearly all shook hands in the high pump-handle fashion that was almost unknown in the South. 1984 J. Joseph Aids to Anat. (ed. 13) i. 11 Their [sc. the ribs'] elevation increases the anteroposterior diameter of the chest and pushes the sternum forwards. This is the pump-handle movement. 1992 Sports Illustr. 10 Feb. 55/3 He showed us the old pump-handle windup, reaching way back and way up with his left leg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677
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