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ballcock
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ballcock has 1 sense
- ballcock(n = noun.artifact) ball cock - floating ball that controls level in a water tank; Array is a kind of regulator
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ballcock, n. a floating ball on a hinged arm, whose movement up and down controls the water level in a cistern.
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