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View synonyms for stopcock

stopcock

[ stop-kok ]

stopcock

/ ˈstɒpˌkɒk /

noun

  1. a valve used to control or stop the flow of a fluid in a pipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stopcock1

First recorded in 1575–85; stop + cock 1
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Example Sentences

He is just as ignorant of a stopcock, and surely it would be difficult for him to understand the burning of the gas.

A long india-rubber tube is attached to the bottom of the jar, ending in a metallic tube, and furnished with a stopcock.

The patient seats herself on the edge of a chair over a basin, introduces the tube, and turns the stopcock.

It is best to use this form with a glass stopcock, or with an india-rubber tube and clip, after the manner of a Mohr's burette.

The standard solution must be put in a burette with a glass stopcock, as it attacks india-rubber.

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