Definitions
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- noun A floating
sphere , attached to alever , that controls thelevel ofliquid in acistern
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Examples
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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 2011
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It's not like selling an overpriced ballcock assembly to some jack ass who bought the complete Time-Life Home Repair series at a yard sale.
Archive 2009-01-11 mjs 2009
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War reporting ain't like selling ballcock assemblies
Archive 2009-01-11 mjs 2009
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And here's a list of 94, with voting on which sounds dirtiest. #1: "ballcock."
Archive 2007-02-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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And here's a list of 94, with voting on which sounds dirtiest. #1: "ballcock."
Words that sound dirty but aren't. Ann Althouse 2007
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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.
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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.
Archive 2005-02-01 2005
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One was a French thing with a gear lever like a cistern's ballcock, the other a Fiat.
The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981
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The last time -- ah, I recklect well, I was called in to see if somethink wasn't wrong with the ballcock in the top cistin.
The Talking Horse And Other Tales F. Anstey 1895
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In the toilette spray versus eau de parfume of purchasing duration calls, you'll have to ballcock your best judgment.
Wii-volution 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ballcock
Invented by Thomas Crapper, who did NOT invent the toilet, nor is his name the origin of crap. However, the ballcock is a mechanism for filling water tanks without overflowing them, such as those commonly used in flush toilets.
October 2, 2009