Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The handle of a beer-pump; also, the pump itself.
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Examples
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Having satisfied yourself that all these things are as they should be in the best of all possible aeroplanes, that the joy-stick works as smoothly as a beer-pull, and that the under-carriage has the necessary wheels, axles and other things that under-carriages are licensed to carry, little remains but to pay for the machine and make a nosedive for home.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 11, 1919 Various
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He gazed at his old pupil, took off his cap, and, stretching over the bar, hung it on the handle of a beer-pull.
The Rough Road William John Locke 1896
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"The old lady drew the beer, and then stood with one 'and holding the beer-pull and the other on the counter, looking at Ginger Dick in' is new blue jersey and cloth cap.
Light Freights 1903
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