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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
petcock
    n 1: regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for
         letting out air or releasing compression or draining
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pet \pet\, a.
   Petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet
   child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.
   [1913 Webster]

         Some young lady's pet curate.            --F. Harrison.
   [1913 Webster]

   Pet cock. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet
      in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of
      a steam cylinder, to drain it. [Also spelled petcock.]
      [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
petcock \pet"cock`\ (p[e^]t"k[o^]k`) n.
   A small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or
   releasing compression, or for draining a vessel.
   [WordNet 1.5]
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