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turncock

/ ˈtɜːnˌkɒk /

noun

  1. (formerly) an official employed to turn on the water for the mains supply
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

I laughed at the demise of the Turncock, the Foreigner, the Beadle, and even the baby.

They watched him oil a turncock sunk in the ground between two furze-bushes.

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