garbutt rod

noun

gar·​butt rod

variants or less commonly garbet rod

ˈgärbət-

: the rod attached to the cage of a standing valve of an oil-well pump in such a way that the standing valve is lifted out of the well when the plunger is withdrawn

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from the name Garbet

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