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plunger

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One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.

A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.

One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator.

A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.

The firing pin of a breechloader.

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Can you imagine a guy breaking into your car, and he steals your guitar case 'cause he thinks it's a guitar, and he gets it home and opens it up and there's a rake inside it, an electric toilet plunger and a dog skull? That actually happened. Eugene Chadbourne

After much careful thought he produced the hydraulic accumulator, a cast-iron cylinder fitted with a plunger supporting a very heavy weight. Source: Internet

A "sucker rod" extends from the handle down the center of the pipe deep into the well to operate the plunger. Source: Internet

By applying power to the coil, the magnetic field created by electromagnetism causes a metal object (usually called a plunger) to move. Source: Internet

After the steeping time is done, press down the plunger on the pot, thus squeezing all of the essential oils, tannins, and flavors from the tea ingredients into the tea. Source: Internet

Cocaine can be dissolved in water and withdrawn into an oral syringe which may then be lubricated and inserted into the anus or vagina before the plunger is pushed. Source: Internet

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