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Ball cock

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ball cock

–noun
a device for regulating the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or the like, consisting essentially of a valve connected to a hollow floating ball which by its rise or fall shuts or opens the valve.
Also, ballcock.


Origin:
1780–90
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ball cock  
n.  A self-regulating device controlling the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or toilet by means of a float connected to a valve that opens or closes with a change in water level.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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