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ballcock

[ UK /bˈɔːlkɒk/ ]
[ US /ˈbɔɫˈkɑk/ ]
NOUN
  1. floating ball that controls level in a water tank

How To Use ballcock In A Sentence

  • I can't even remember if the problem to do with the header tank and the problem to do with the ballcock stop valve were connected, physically or metaphorically.
  • When you need to lay pipe or find a new ballcock in New Orleans, look for the overalls-wearing ballerina with the wooden pointer, riding an oversized tool. Your Right Hand Thief
  • I can't even remember if the problem to do with the header tank and the problem to do with the ballcock stop valve were connected, physically or metaphorically.
  • Crapper, who was a plumber by trade in the 19th century, is often incorrectly credited for the invention of the flushing toilet, but put his name to a variety of lavatorial inventions, such as the ballcock. Tattenham Corner
  • In the toilette spray versus eau de parfume of purchasing duration calls, you'll have to ballcock your best judgment. Wii-volution
  • ‘I remember being on the top of a ladder trying to hang up giant holly berries made out of - would you believe - lavatory ballcocks,’ he chuckles.
  • All it took was an adjustment to the ballcock. Times, Sunday Times
  • From these, the water was piped to a ballcock regulated cistern, and from there to a small pond constructed of cement and limestone rocks to blend in with the surroundings.
  • The device that caused the scare was later said to have been a ballcock from a bathroom cistern, packed with fireworks.
  • Place the new ballcock through the hole in the tank.
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