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ballcocks

ballcocks is the plural of ballcock.

Meaning of ballcock

Noun

ballcock (plural ballcocks)

  1. An automated valve mechanism, attached to a large floating sphere, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.
    • Next he examined a faint trace of talcum powder on the inner rim of the porcelain handle of the clothes cupboard. It appeared immaculate. He went into the bathroom, lifted the cover of the lavatory cistern and verified the level of the water against a small scratch on the copper ball-cock.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 13
    Synonyms:
    balltap, float valve, ball valve

Questions about ballcocks

What is ballcocks the plural of?
Ballcocks is the plural of ballcock.

Words near ballcocks in the dictionary

  1. ballclay
  2. ballclays
  3. ballclub
  4. ballclubs
  5. ballcock
  6. ballcocks
  7. ballcourt
  8. ballcourts
  9. Balldale
  10. balldom
  11. balldress

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