sillcock

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noun

A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.

“Holonym: plumbing”

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Meanings

nounsillcock (plural sillcocks)

plural sillcocks

  1. USA faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.

    Holonym: plumbing

    Synonyms: bibb, bibcock, spigot, spicket[regiolect]]ally>

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.

Similar
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Also see
bibcock

Origin

From sill + cock.

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Cite this entry
APA

sillcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillcock

MLA

“sillcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillcock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sillcock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillcock.

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