Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose.

    Holonym: plumbing

Origin

From sill + cock.

From sill + cock.

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Forms

plural: sillcocks
Singularsillcock
Pluralsillcocks

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
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Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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