slider pump

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slider pump - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Slider \Slid"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
        of an instrument or machine.
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     2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).
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     3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles
        of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as Chrysemis  scripta
         are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]
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     4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front
        of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.
        e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
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     Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.
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