pinchcock

[ pinch-kok ]

noun
  1. a clamp for compressing a flexible pipe, as a rubber tube, in order to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid.

Origin of pinchcock

1
First recorded in 1870–75; pinch + cock1

Words Nearby pinchcock

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British Dictionary definitions for pinchcock

pinchcock

/ (ˈpɪntʃˌkɒk) /


noun
  1. a clamp used to compress a flexible tube to control the flow of fluid through it

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