stopcock

[stop-kok]

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noun

cock¹(def 3).

Origin of stopcock

First recorded in 1575–85; stop + cock¹

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Related Words for stopcock

valve, spigot, nozzle, hydrant, spout, egress, cock, petcock, stopcock, tap, bibcock, bibb

Examples from the Web for stopcock

Historical Examples of stopcock

As long as the stopcock is closed the water cannot rise in the inner tube.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson
At the bottom of the drum there is a stopcock to let off the condensed water.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
The plug is now inserted in the stopcock, and turned with a gentle pressure.
Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing
Francis C. Frary
When the outer door was open, I opened the stopcock and shut the door.
Space Tug
Murray Leinster
The pipes are provided with a stopcock and their mouths are closed by a cap.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882
Various

British Dictionary definitions for stopcock

stopcock

noun

a valve used to control or stop the flow of a fluid in a pipe

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