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Meanings of work the pumps in English

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Usage of work the pumps in English
1
Some of the women offered to try and work the pumps.
Mountain Moggy: The Stoning of the Witch
2
It was necessary to repair the damages at once, and to work the pumps.
International Short Stories: French
3
It was tiring enough to work the pumps, but there were plenty of volunteers.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
4
Let half a watch at a time work the pumps.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea
5
Though I had been actively engaged, I felt able once more to work the pumps.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
6
The crew were too exhausted to work the pumps, and for eight days the BRITANNIA was tossed about in the hurricane like a shuttlecock.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
7
Almost everybody would soon be visible except for two men in the sickbay who were too ill even to work the pumps if required.
The Darkening Sea
8
Frank worked the pumps which supplied him with air, and Cato managed the boat.
Cord and Creese
9
As on the previous night, while part of the crew slept, the rest worked the pumps and kept a look-out.
The Three Admirals
10
That works the pumps; and the pumps suck the water out of the fields, and it is poured out into the canals.
The Dutch Twins
11
But, after fighting the flames and working the pumps all day, they were reluctantly forced to abandon the good ship to her fate.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
12
The sea began to rise and break in fearful power; the leak had already increased so, that two men were continually kept working the pumps.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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