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Definition of Ballcock
1. Noun. Floating ball that controls level in a water tank.
Definition of Ballcock
1. Noun. A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ballcock
1. the stopcock in a cistern [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballcock
Literary usage of Ballcock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Set of Rogues: Their Wicked Conspiracy, and a True Account of Their by Frank Barrett (1895)
"So Moll writes a letter at once to Simon, bidding him come at once to her relief;
and Captain ballcock, after carefully enquiring his way to this place he ..."
2. National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-Of-Home by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... ballcock—An automatic valve in the toilet tank, the opening and closing of
which is controlled by a spherical float at the end of a lever. ..."
3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1898)
"... raises the ballcock, and the weight, being released, falls, closing the
automatic door. The stem, stern-post, and shaft brackets are of phosphor bronze, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"The cistern is usually provided with an overflow connected with the flush pipe,
so that if the ballcock fails to act properly in shutting off the water the ..."
5. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1852)
"... with an efficient ballcock or other like Apparatus ; and if any Cistern or
other Receptacle supplied with Water under Pressure shall be provided with or ..."
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