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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