syringe
n.— «Syringe—water tower.» —“Firemen” by News articles and checked at: NY Fire dept. headquarters; Fearing rewrite Mendelowitz in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon Oct. 18, 1939. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
syringe
n.— «Syringe—water tower.» —“Firemen” by News articles and checked at: NY Fire dept. headquarters; Fearing rewrite Mendelowitz in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon Oct. 18, 1939. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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