Usually means: Steam-powered pump, mining use.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Cornish engine)

noun:  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.

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