ball cock: Meaning and Definition of

ball' cock"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a device for regulating the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or the like, consisting essentially of a valve connected to a hollow floating ball which by its rise or fall shuts or opens the valve.
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