Sump drain
sump drain n.
A drain consisting of a smaller tube within a larger tube through which fluid passes as a result of suction.
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- Sumph
noun 1. (Scot) a stupid person; simpleton
- Sump-pump
noun 1. a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump.
- Sumpsimus
noun, plural sumpsimuses for 2. 1. adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a rejection of an erroneous but more common form (opposed to mumpsimus). 2. a person who is obstinate or zealous about such strict correctness (opposed to mumpsimus).
- Sump syndrome
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- Sumpter
noun 1. a packhorse or mule. noun 1. (archaic) a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden