Definition of Turncock

1. Noun. One employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off.

Generic synonyms: Employee

2. Noun. Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid.
Exact synonyms: Cock, Stopcock
Generic synonyms: Faucet, Spigot

Definition of Turncock

1. Noun. A tap / faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turncock

1. a water valve [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turncock

turnaround time
turnarounds
turnback
turnbacks
turnboy
turnboys
turnbroach
turnbroaches
turnbuckle
turnbuckles
turnbull's blue
turncloak
turncloaks
turncoat
turncoats
turncock (current term)
turncocks
turndown
turndowns
turndun
turnduns
turneaureite
turned
turned against
turned around
turned away
turned back
turned back the clock
turned down
turned in

Literary usage of Turncock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Pocket Magazine by George Cruikshank, Robert Cruikshank (1829)
"THE turncock. Most persons who perambulate the metropolis can bear testimony to the fidelity of the physiognomy, character, and costume of the New River ..."

2. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1841)
"The want of water, as already noticed, has been severely felt on several occasions of fire ; it has most frequently arisen from the turncock not having been ..."

3. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1841)
"At three fires within the last six months near my own residence, two of them very serious ones, the turncock of the district knew nothing of the fires until ..."

4. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1816)
"... Days next after he or they mail be appointed Pavior or Paviors, turncock or ... contain the Name and Place of Abode of every fuch Pavior or turncock, ..."

5. Sketches Beyond the Sea by Franc Bangs Wilkie (1882)
""No; that is the work of a turncock. He is an official in the employ of the various companies who supply London with water. ..."

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