A kind of beam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in descending.

plural of Cornish engine

A condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by ether vapour instead of steam.

A turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.

A device for pumping beer from a cask in a pub's cellar.

A mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining) a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he then steps, and so on, travelling by successive stages.

A vertical back-acting steam engine having the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

(mining) An engine used for pumping, raising heavy weights, etc.

A machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines.

(historical) A wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens.