Meaning of pump car | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
2. A child's tricycle operated by similar action.

Examples

“Down from Black Adder came Tim O'Cannon and his gang, pumping a pump-car for all they were worth, trailing behind them a flat-top trolley packed with Tim's Blossom and his six quadroons.”

“To reach their destination, the group had to go down from camp on pump cars, four miles by rail to Deep River; here they took boats to Svenson's Landing, two miles down the river and then walked the remaining six miles with the musicians carrying their instruments.”

“There's no reason why junior can't have a pump car due to metal priorities because you can make an all-wood model.”

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