"windbore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: windbores [plural]
Etymology: wind + bore Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|bore}} wind + bore Head templates: {{en-noun}} windbore (plural windbores)
  1. The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
    Sense id: en-windbore-en-noun-QQqQzhe1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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