Bicycle pump
noun
a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle
Historical Examples
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Lillian Garis
Priscilla’s Spies George A. Birmingham
General Science Bertha M. Clark
Our Part in the Great War Arthur Gleason
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow
The Gentle Grafter O. Henry
Boys’ Book of Model Boats Raymond Francis Yates
Ontario Teachers’ Manuals: Nature Study Ontario Ministry of Education
A Text-Book of Astronomy George C. Comstock
Caybigan James Hopper
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