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Recent Examples of petcock
Heat at the highest setting until steam flows freely from the open petcock or vent port.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Then place the weight on the vent port or close the petcock.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Leave weight off the vent port or open the petcock.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Then place the weight on the vent port or close the petcock.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Leave weight off the vent port or open the petcock.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petcock
Noun
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Additionally, at the Fifth Avenue site, mechanical equipment within the wet well and valve vault will be replaced.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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These include the software woes that kept the spacecraft from reaching the space station on the 2019 test flight and the use of valves in the ship's service module that were susceptible to corrosion.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Close-ups of hand jobs, spread asses, and hard cocks are difficult, however, to overlook.—
Richard Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the rank and file of men showering the cocks and balls took on the air almost of an independent species, exhibited in instructive contrasts.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Gravity draws the water down into faucets, pools and hydrants below, and then the tanks are refilled with water pumped up from the city’s pipelines.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Use a non-scratch sponge or soft brush to scrub the sink, faucet, handles, and any metal fixtures.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Petcock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petcock. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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