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sillcock

sillcock noun: a faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.

Noun

sillcock (plural sillcocks)

  1. (US) A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.
    • Holonym: plumbing
    Synonyms:
    bibb, bibcock, spigot, spicket[regiolect]]ally>

Synonyms of sillcock

Forms of sillcock

pluralsillcocks

Origin of sillcock

From sill + cock.

Words formed from sillcock

Questions about sillcock

What does sillcock mean?
Sillcock means a faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.
What part of speech is sillcock?
Sillcock is a noun.
What is the plural of sillcock?
The plural of sillcock is sillcocks.

Words near sillcock in the dictionary

  1. sillahdar
  2. sillahdars
  3. Sillahs
  4. Sillan
  5. Sillars
  6. sillcock
  7. sillcock key
  8. sillcocks
  9. silled
  10. Silleda
  11. silledar

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