pet \pet\, a.
Petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet
child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.
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Some young lady's pet curate. --F. Harrison.
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{Pet cock}. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet
in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of
a steam cylinder, to drain it. [Also spelled {petcock}.]
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