draincock

English

Alternative forms

• drain cock

Etymology

From drain +‎ cock.

Noun

draincock (plural draincocks)

1. A tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler, etc.
   • 1949 Novermber and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356:

     His chief trouble was stray sheep, and he scared most of them off with the draincocks and whistle.

Translations

a tap or valve used to draw off water (or other liquid) from the lowest part of a tank, boiler etc.

• Czech: výpustný kohout m