Thesaurus: stopcock

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1. n. 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. n. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet.
3. n. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
4. 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.]
5. n. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid