What does turncock mean?
Turncock means A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid..
1,000 crossing-sweepers; another thousand chimney-sweeps, and the same number of turncocks and lamp-lighters;
Use turncock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Turncock means A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid..
Common synonyms include stopcock.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1,000 crossing-sweepers; another thousand chimney-sweeps, and the same number of turncocks and lamp-lighters;
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