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Ballcock   /bˈɔlkˈɑk/   Listen
Ballcock

noun
1.
Floating ball that controls level in a water tank.  Synonym: ball cock.






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"Ballcock" Quotes from Famous Books



... bell-'anging job, I think—no, I'm wrong, it was drains agen, so it were—drains it was agen. And the next thing I 'eard was that Mrs. Rummles was a-layin' at death's door with the diffthery! The last time—ah, I recklect well, I was called in to see if somethink wasn't wrong with the ballcock in the top cistin. I see there was somethink, and I come away as usual. That day week, old Mr. Rummles was took with a fit on the floor in the back droring-room, ...
— The Talking Horse - And Other Tales • F. Anstey



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