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

    A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
  • They watched him oil a turncock sunk in the ground between two furze-bushes.

    Stalky & Co.|Rudyard Kipling

turncock

/ (ˈtɜːnˌkɒk) /

noun

(formerly) an official employed to turn on the water for the mains supply

Words nearby turncock

turn back, turn bridge, turnbuckle, turn button, turncoat, turncock, turndown, turned comma, turned-on, turner, Turner, Joseph Mallord William
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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