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What (who) is stopcock - definition
VALVE USED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF A LIQUID OR GAS
Stopcocks; Stoptap; Stop Tap; Stop cock
![A stopcock in the open position, connected to the [[oil bubbler]] via a short hose](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oil bubbler.jpg?width=200 "A stopcock in the open position, connected to the [[oil bubbler]] via a short hose")
![A stopcock on a [[steam engine]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Absperrhahn01.jpg?width=200 "A stopcock on a [[steam engine]]")
![A cast-iron City of Birmingham stopcock cover, on the boundary of a residential property, from the time when the City Council was responsible for the supply of [[drinking water]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/City of Birmingham Water Department stopcock cover 01.jpg?width=200 "A cast-iron City of Birmingham stopcock cover, on the boundary of a residential property, from the time when the City Council was responsible for the supply of [[drinking water]].")
stopcock
(stopcocks)
A stopcock is a tap on a pipe, which you turn in order to allow something to pass through the pipe or to stop it from passing through.
N-COUNT
Stopcock
·noun The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet.
II. Stopcock ·noun 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.
stopcock
¦ noun an externally operated valve regulating the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe.
Wikipedia
Stopcock
A stopcock is a form of valve used to control the flow of a liquid or gas. The term is not precise and is applied to many different types of valve. The only consistent attribute is that the valve is designed to completely stop the flow when closed fully.
Examples of use of stopcock
1. There are even some pretty good one–liners÷ the cry of Wheres the stopcock? made at least 5,000 damp people laugh.
2. I have a pipe that is leaking and am advised by my plumber to ask Thames Water to turn off the boundary stopcock in order that he can repair my own.