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pinchcock

[pinch-kok]

noun

a clamp for compressing a flexible pipe, as a rubber tube, in order to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid.

Origin:
1870–75; pinch + cock¹

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pinchcock (ˈpɪntʃˌkɒk)

—n
	a clamp used to compress a flexible tube to control the flow of fluid through it

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