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draincocks

draincocks is the plural of draincock.

Meaning of draincock

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

Questions about draincocks

What is draincocks the plural of?
Draincocks is the plural of draincock.

Words near draincocks in the dictionary

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

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