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sillcock

[sil-kok]

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Origin:
sill + cock¹; so called from the fact that it is often attached to a house at about the height of a sill

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Sillcock is always a great word to know.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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