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sea cock
CIDE DICTIONARY
sea cock,
- In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. [1913 Webster]
- The black-bellied plover. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
sea cock
ball cock, ball valve, bung, bunghole, check valve, cock, cork, drain cock, draw cock, faucet, gate, lid, needle valve, peg, petcock, pin, plug, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stop, stopcock, stopgap, stopper, stopple, tap, valve, valvula, valvuleFor further exploring for "sea cock" in Webster Dictionary Online