turncock

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noun

A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid.

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Meanings

nounturncock (plural turncocks)

plural turncocks

  1. A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid.
  2. A person employed to turn on the water for the mains, to regulate the fireplugs, etc. for a water company.

    1,000 crossing-sweepers; another thousand chimney-sweeps, and the same number of turncocks and lamp-lighters;

    1851, Henry Mayhew, “Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfaucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid

Similar
stopcockcock
Broader
faucetspigot
Also see
cockstopcock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From turn + cock.

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Cite this entry
APA

turncock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turncock

MLA

“turncock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turncock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turncock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turncock.

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