Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stopcock"
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) 1.7 (wn)
stopcock
n : faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow
of a liquid [syn: {cock}, {turncock}]
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