War reporting ain't like selling ballcock assemblies. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-11] Reference
And here's a list of 94, with voting on which sounds dirtiest. #1: "ballcock.". From Wordnik.com. [Words that sound dirty but aren't.] Reference
Also, you should previously unusual type of toilet connector back at your visible ballcock or anecdote. From Wordnik.com. [Wii-volution]
There's barely a guy alive who can refer to ballcock joints or penal colonies without suppressing a childish giggle. From Wordnik.com. [Moberly Monitor-Index Homepage RSS] Reference
In the toilette spray versus eau de parfume of purchasing duration calls, you'll have to ballcock your best judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Wii-volution]
The last time -- ah, I recklect well, I was called in to see if somethink wasn't wrong with the ballcock in the top cistin. From Wordnik.com. [The Talking Horse And Other Tales] Reference
While it is a common misconception that Crapper invented the flushing toilet he was a skilled plumber and came up with several inovations including the lavatory ballcock. From Wordnik.com. [Unexplained Mysteries] Reference
I've researched this on the internet and the reasons seem to be: bad ballcock valve in one of the toilets bad valve in one of the sinks air in the pipes excessively high water pressure from the street. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
And I did what the Readers Digest had been telling me to do all along to it, which involved bashing out a split pin with the hammer, taking the entire brass ballcock mechanism apart more brute force and some serious work with a file. From Wordnik.com. [Fishwife down the drain.] Reference
Similarly, though many think Thomas Crapper invented the toilet he actually was dominant in his market by synthesizing others advances - inventing a few improvements here and there like the floating ballcock (I can't make this stuff up). From Wordnik.com. [SearchViews] Reference
She wrote "ballcock!") in sight in that aisle, BTW. From Wordnik.com. [Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
She wrote "ballcock!") mechanism, which is SO last century. From Wordnik.com. [Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
She wrote "ballcock!") and old whatsit (which is not a thingie) in hall toilet replaced. From Wordnik.com. [Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
Do you realise, woman, that country life is entirely conditioned by the ballcock in the cistern and the kitchen boiler?’. From Wordnik.com. [Busman's Honeymoon]
I've also come to realize that the plumber who installed that toilet -- he did do an excellent job -- put in a ballcock (: snicker!. From Wordnik.com. [Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
Something wrong with the ballcock valve ?. From Wordnik.com. [Fishwife down the drain.] Reference
"He did, however, develop several innovations, such as the floating ballcock, and revolutionised public attitudes to toilets with the first bathroom showroom. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
She wrote "ballcock!"). From Wordnik.com. [p_n_elrod: Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
Not a ballcock (: snicker!. From Wordnik.com. [Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")] Reference
You haven’t put the ballcock out of order?. From Wordnik.com. [Busman's Honeymoon]
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