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bibcock

American  
[bib-kok] / ˈbɪbˌkɒk /

noun

Plumbing.

  1. a faucet having a nozzle bent downward.

bibcock British  
/ ˈbɪbˌkɒk /

noun

  1. a tap having a nozzle bent downwards and supplied from a horizontal pipe

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Etymology

Origin of bibcock

First recorded in 1790–1800; bib + cock 1

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