ballcock, ball cock
(noun) floating ball that controls level in a water tank
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ballcock (plural ballcocks)
A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.
Source: Wiktionary
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
