draincock
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editdraincock (plural draincocks)
- A tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler, etc.
- 1949 Novermber and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356:
- His chief trouble was stray sheep, and he scared most of them off with the draincocks and whistle.
Translations
edita tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler etc.
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