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Webster 1913 Edition
Stopcock
Stop′cockˊ
,Noun.
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.
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Definition 2024
stopcock
stopcock
See also: stop cock
English
Noun
stopcock (plural stopcocks)
- A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
- (Britain) A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
- If you have a burst pipe turn the water off at the stopcock.
Translations
valve, tap or faucet
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main shutoff
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