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  1. n. A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern

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  • “Crapper, who was a plumber by trade in the 19th century, is often incorrectly credited for the invention of the flushing toilet, but put his name to a variety of lavatorial inventions, such as the ballcock.”

    The Guardian: Tattenham Corner

  • “It's not like selling an overpriced ballcock assembly to some jack ass who bought the complete Time-Life Home Repair series at a yard sale.”

    Archive 2009-01-11

  • “War reporting ain't like selling ballcock assemblies”

    Archive 2009-01-11

  • “And here's a list of 94, with voting on which sounds dirtiest. #1: "ballcock.”

    Words that sound dirty but aren't.

  • “When you need to lay pipe or find a new ballcock in New Orleans, look for the overalls-wearing ballerina with the wooden pointer, riding an oversized tool.”

    Archive 2005-02-01

  • “One was a French thing with a gear lever like a cistern's ballcock, the other a Fiat.”

    The Vatican Rip

  • “The last time -- ah, I recklect well, I was called in to see if somethink wasn't wrong with the ballcock in the top cistin.”

    The Talking Horse And Other Tales

  • “In the toilette spray versus eau de parfume of purchasing duration calls, you'll have to ballcock your best judgment.”

    Wii-volution

  • “I've researched this on the internet and the reasons seem to be: bad ballcock valve in one of the toilets bad valve in one of the sinks air in the pipes excessively high water pressure from the street”

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  • “Also, you should previously unusual type of toilet connector back at your visible ballcock or anecdote.”

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  • hernesheir Invented by Thomas Crapper, who did NOT invent the toilet, nor is his name the origin of crap. However, the ballcock is a mechanism for filling water tanks without overflowing them, such as those commonly used in flush toilets. Oct 2, 2009

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‘ballcock’ has been looked up 853 times, added to 3 lists, commented on 1 time, and has a Scrabble score of 18.