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Definition of "handpump" [handpump]

  • A pump that is operated manually (noun)

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Use "handpump" in a sentence
  • "As for the answer above: Since I am liquidity trapped, and I have no means to exercise fiscal policy, I am quite ready to shift tactics and have the Fed handpump the extant and piled-up reserves from the asset side of the bank balance sheets to the other side."
  • "With their policies of chucking any pumpclip on any handpump and continuing to serve beer that is only fit for pouring over chips, it's hardly suprising that only a few of their chav-palaces make it into the Good Beer Guide."
  • "The high point for the villagers of Cunle was the installation of a handpump last week."