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View synonyms for petcock

petcock

or pet cock

[ pet-kok ]

noun

  1. a small valve or faucet, as for draining off excess or waste material from the cylinder of a steam engine or an internal-combustion engine.


petcock

/ ˈpɛtˌkɒk /

noun

  1. a small valve for checking the water level in a steam boiler or draining condensed steam from the cylinder of a steam engine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of petcock1

1860–65; pet, perhaps < French pet ( petard ) + cock 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of petcock1

C19: from pet 1or perhaps French pet, from péter to break wind + cock 1
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Example Sentences

One crawled in and settled down, and turned the petcock that inflated the cover.

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