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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid;
[syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stopcock n 1: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]