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Definition of Turncock
1. Noun. One employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off.
2. Noun. Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid.
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
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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