The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish. Hence allusively…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] > affairs of (2) parish pump1840 The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish. Hence allusively… parochiality1887 figurative. Parochialism; confinement of one's interests to the local sphere; narrowness of view; lack of global perspective. Also: an instance of… |
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