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pinchcock

[ pinch-kok ]

noun

  1. a clamp for compressing a flexible pipe, as a rubber tube, in order to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid.


pinchcock

/ ˈpɪntʃˌkɒk /

noun

  1. a clamp used to compress a flexible tube to control the flow of fluid through it
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinchcock1

First recorded in 1870–75; pinch + cock 1

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