bibcock

English

Etymology

From bib +‎ cock; thus ultimately traceable to the idea of drinking (e.g., water, wine, beer).

Noun

bibcock (plural bibcocks)

  1. An appliance (typically a valve with a threaded outlet) allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
    Synonyms: bibb, sillcock; spigot, spicket (sometimes synonymous, regiolectally)
    Hypernym: cock
    Holonym: plumbing
    Coordinate terms: petcock, seacock, stopcock

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