water cockn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə kɒk/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌkɑk/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌkɑk/

Forms: see water n. and cock n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cock n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + cock n.¹With sense 1, compare cock n.¹ 15. With sense 2, compare cock n.¹ II.

I. A spout or valve.

1. In earlier use: a spout or pipe serving as a channel for water. Later: a tap, a faucet; (now) esp. a stopcock.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > tap

tapc1050

faucet?a1400

cockc1483

spigot1530

vice1530

water cock1585

quill1611

spicket1888

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 393/2 Epistomium,..Le robinet, la canelle. A water-cocke.

1626 J. Cleland Iacobs Wel 49 The Materials of this Conduit are durable; the Forme of it Foure-square; the Water-cockes about it, in number fiue.

1680 S. Haworth Ανθροπωλογία 4 That Light..doth presently fall down to the Earth, tending thereto by its own gravity, just like a Conduit, or Water-cock sending forth a stream of Water.

1755 Whitehall Evening-post 9–11 Dec. Suppose that in some convenient part of that Gaol a Cistern was fix'd, large enough for a Person to lie at Length, furnish'd with Water-Cocks for hot and cold Water.

1799 E. Hasted Hist. Kent IV. 426/2 In the street..is a public water cock, with an inscription, commemorating that sir John Hales, bart. brought the excellent water of it from St. Austin's into this city.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §16 A water-cock and wash-hand-basin.

1884 Amer. Architect & Building News 13 Dec. 280/1 In this type of wash-basin, the outlet passage-way is controlled by an ordinary ground brass water-cock.

1921 A. E. Munby Laboratories vi. 170 Shallow lead channels are provided under water cocks for drainage.

2000 M. Blair Ceramic Water Closets 5 Filling storage tanks in the roof space required the manual opening of a mains watercock control valve at appropriate times.

II. A bird.

a. Scottish. The (European) dipper, Cinclus cinclus. Now rare.The precise meaning in quot. 1806 is unclear; it is taken from a list of stuffed specimens in a British collection, some native to Britain and some not; although sense 2b cannot be ruled out, nearly all the non-native specimens have their provenance specified, while this does not.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Cinclidae > cinclus aquaticus (dipper)

dippera1425

water ouzel1622

waterthrush1668

water crake1676

water blackbird1678

piet1804

water crow1804

water-piet1804

water cock1806

ducker1837

dipper-bird1894

1806 Sporting Mag. Aug. 276/1 Water Cock.

1836 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. 11 115 During the time of spawning, a small bird called the water-cock abounds in the Spey and its tributaries.

1844 Zoologist 2 505 Water-ouzel, ‘Water-cock,’ Cinclus aquaticus. Frequent on the Lossie and other streams.

2001 R. Hull Sc. Birds ii. 228 Dipper Cinclus cinclus.... Scots names:... Water Bobbie, Water Cock, Craw or Crow..Water Crake, Water Ouzel, Water Peggie or Meggie.

b. An aquatic Asian rail, Gallicrex cinerea, whose male has blackish plumage and a red frontal shield in the breeding season.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail)

water henc1520

railbird1574

purple gallinule1782

rail1792

water cock1864

1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 717 The Kora, or Water-cock as it may well be termed from its large fleshy horn, is found in those parts of the country that are well watered.

1890 H. Seebohm Birds Japanese Empire 360 The Water-Cock is nearly as large as the Coot.

1923 Jrnl. Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 1 379 Its peculiar cry..carries a long distance like the honk of the ayam-ayam or water cock.

1952 Wilson Bull. 64 94 The Water-Cock (Gallicrex cinerea) raises its tail when alarmed,..much as the coot does.

2004 R. K. Pruthi Prehist. & Harappan Civilization vi. 85 Another one is the familiar water cock or Kora. This is often tamed for fighting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water cock
释义	water cockn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə kɒk/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌkɑk/, /ˈwɑdər ˌkɑk/ Forms: see water n. and cock n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cock n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + cock n.¹With sense 1, compare cock n.¹ 15. With sense 2, compare cock n.¹ II. I. A spout or valve. 1. In earlier use: a spout or pipe serving as a channel for water. Later: a tap, a faucet; (now) esp. a stopcock. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > tap tapc1050 faucet?a1400 cockc1483 spigot1530 vice1530 water cock1585 quill1611 spicket1888 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 393/2 Epistomium,..Le robinet, la canelle. A water-cocke. 1626 J. Cleland Iacobs Wel 49 The Materials of this Conduit are durable; the Forme of it Foure-square; the Water-cockes about it, in number fiue. 1680 S. Haworth Ανθροπωλογία 4 That Light..doth presently fall down to the Earth, tending thereto by its own gravity, just like a Conduit, or Water-cock sending forth a stream of Water. 1755 Whitehall Evening-post 9–11 Dec. Suppose that in some convenient part of that Gaol a Cistern was fix'd, large enough for a Person to lie at Length, furnish'd with Water-Cocks for hot and cold Water. 1799 E. Hasted Hist. Kent IV. 426/2 In the street..is a public water cock, with an inscription, commemorating that sir John Hales, bart. brought the excellent water of it from St. Austin's into this city. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §16 A water-cock and wash-hand-basin. 1884 Amer. Architect & Building News 13 Dec. 280/1 In this type of wash-basin, the outlet passage-way is controlled by an ordinary ground brass water-cock. 1921 A. E. Munby Laboratories vi. 170 Shallow lead channels are provided under water cocks for drainage. 2000 M. Blair Ceramic Water Closets 5 Filling storage tanks in the roof space required the manual opening of a mains watercock control valve at appropriate times. II. A bird. 2. a. Scottish. The (European) dipper, Cinclus cinclus. Now rare.The precise meaning in quot. 1806 is unclear; it is taken from a list of stuffed specimens in a British collection, some native to Britain and some not; although sense 2b cannot be ruled out, nearly all the non-native specimens have their provenance specified, while this does not. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Cinclidae > cinclus aquaticus (dipper) dippera1425 water ouzel1622 waterthrush1668 water crake1676 water blackbird1678 piet1804 water crow1804 water-piet1804 water cock1806 ducker1837 dipper-bird1894 1806 Sporting Mag. Aug. 276/1 Water Cock. 1836 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. 11 115 During the time of spawning, a small bird called the water-cock abounds in the Spey and its tributaries. 1844 Zoologist 2 505 Water-ouzel, ‘Water-cock,’ Cinclus aquaticus. Frequent on the Lossie and other streams. 2001 R. Hull Sc. Birds ii. 228 Dipper Cinclus cinclus.... Scots names:... Water Bobbie, Water Cock, Craw or Crow..Water Crake, Water Ouzel, Water Peggie or Meggie. b. An aquatic Asian rail, Gallicrex cinerea, whose male has blackish plumage and a red frontal shield in the breeding season. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) water henc1520 railbird1574 purple gallinule1782 rail1792 water cock1864 1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 717 The Kora, or Water-cock as it may well be termed from its large fleshy horn, is found in those parts of the country that are well watered. 1890 H. Seebohm Birds Japanese Empire 360 The Water-Cock is nearly as large as the Coot. 1923 Jrnl. Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 1 379 Its peculiar cry..carries a long distance like the honk of the ayam-ayam or water cock. 1952 Wilson Bull. 64 94 The Water-Cock (Gallicrex cinerea) raises its tail when alarmed,..much as the coot does. 2004 R. K. Pruthi Prehist. & Harappan Civilization vi. 85 Another one is the familiar water cock or Kora. This is often tamed for fighting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1585
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