Sinking
Pronunciation : Sink"ing
Part of Speech : a
Definition : Defn: 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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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913