Definitions for petcock

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petcock pet·cock

Spelling: [pet-kok]

IPA: /ˈpɛtˌkɒk/

Petcock is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in petcock (ccekopt).

Definitions for petcock

noun

1. a small valve or faucet, as for draining off excess or waste material from the cylinder of a steam engine or an internal-combustion engine.

Origin of petcock

1860-65; pet, perhaps French pet (see petard) + cock¹

Examples for petcock

One crawled in and settled down, and turned the petcock that inflated the cover.