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Air pump

A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space.

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Inflater 76% connected

One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pump 76% connected

A low shoe with a thin sole.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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