Associations to the word «Ballcock»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

BALLCOCK, noun. Floating ball that controls level in a water tank.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca