petcock
or pet cock
[ pet-kok ]
/ ˈpɛtˌkɒk /
noun
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.
Words nearby petcock
petaluma,
petard,
petasus,
petaurist,
petavius,
petcock,
pete,
petechia,
petechial,
petechial hemorrhage,
petechiate
Example sentences from the Web for petcock
One crawled in and settled down, and turned the petcock that inflated the cover.
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British Dictionary definitions for petcock
petcock
/ (ˈpɛtˌkɒk) /
noun
a small valve for checking the water level in a steam boiler or draining condensed steam from the cylinder of a steam engine
Word Origin for petcock
C19: from
pet
1 or perhaps French
pet, from
péter to break wind +
cock
1