Sinking

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:09:17

Sink"ing, a & n.

from Sink.

Sinking fund. See under Fund. -- Sinking head Founding, a riser from which the mold is fed as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4. -- Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.

 

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