beer pump
1beer pump — noun : a pump for drawing up beer from casks (as from cellar to bar) * * * a pump for drawing beer directly from a keg or cask. [1620 30] * * * beer engine or beer pump noun A machine for drawing beer up from the casks to the bar • • • Main Entry …
2beer pump — /ˈbɪə pʌmp/ (say bear pump) noun the pump which draws beer up from one container to another, especially from a keg to a glass …
3beer pump — a pump for drawing beer directly from a keg or cask. [1620 30] * * * …
4Beer engine — A beer engine is a device for pumping beer, originally manually operated and typically used to dispense beer from a cask or container in a pub s basement or cellar. It was invented by the locksmith and hydraulic engineer Joseph Bramah in 1797.… …
5Beer in England — Traditional beer pump English beer has a long history and traditions that are distinct from most other beer brewing countries. Beer was the first alcoholic drink to be produced in England, and has been brewed continuously since prehistoric… …
6beer engine — Brit. See beer pump. [1815 25] * * * beer engine or beer pump noun A machine for drawing beer up from the casks to the bar • • • Main Entry: ↑beer …
7beer pull — /ˈbɪə pʊl/ (say bear pool) noun 1. the handle of a beer pump. 2. the beer pump itself. 3. World War I Colloquial a control lever in an aeroplane; joystick. Also, beer lever …
8beer — n. 1 a an alcoholic drink made from yeast fermented malt etc., flavoured with hops. b a glass of this, esp. a pint or half pint. 2 any of several other fermented drinks, e.g. ginger beer. Phrases and idioms: beer and skittles amusement (life is… …
9pump — Synonyms and related words: abdomen, add to, aggrandize, air pump, amplify, animate, anus, appendix, aspirator, augment, bail out, beer pump, bicycle pump, bilge pump, bleed, blind gut, bloat, blow up, bowels, brain, breast pump, broach, broaden …
10beer engine — Brit. See beer pump. [1815 25] * * * …
