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stopcock |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stopcock \Stop"cock`\, n. 1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe, etc 2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stopcock n : a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {cock}, {turncock}]
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