PETCOCK


Meaning of PETCOCK in English

/pet"kok'/ , n.

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.

Also, pet cock .

[ 1860-65; pet, perh. pet (see PETARD) + COCK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .