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draincock

draincock noun: a tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler, etc.

Noun

draincock (plural draincocks)

  1. A tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler, etc.
    • His chief trouble was stray sheep, and he scared most of them off with the draincocks and whistle.1949 Novermber and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356

Forms of draincock

pluraldraincocks
alternative formdrain cock

Origin of draincock

From drain + cock.

Questions about draincock

What does draincock mean?
Draincock means a tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler, etc.
What part of speech is draincock?
Draincock is a noun.
What is the plural of draincock?
The plural of draincock is draincocks.

Words near draincock in the dictionary

  1. drainbacks
  2. drainboard
  3. drainboards
  4. Drainbow
  5. Drainbows
  6. draincock
  7. draincocks
  8. draincore
  9. draine
  10. drained
  11. drained away

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