Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seacock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sea-cock
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valve in the hull of a vessel used to let in water, either to clean the bilges, flood a ballast tank, or scuttle the vessel.

Etymology

From sea + cock.

Inflected Forms

seacocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bibcock petcock sillcock stopcock

Questions

What does seacock mean?: A valve in the hull of a vessel used to let in water, either to clean the bilges, flood a ballast tank, or scuttle the vessel.
Where does seacock come from?: From sea + cock.

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