sillcock

English

Etymology

From sill +‎ cock.

Noun

sillcock (plural sillcocks)

1. (US) A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a hose.

Synonyms

• bibb, bibcock, spigot (sometimes synonymous, regiolectally)

Hypernyms

• cock

Coordinate terms

• petcock, seacock, stopcock