sea cock
1sea|cock — «SEE KOK», noun. 1. (in a marine steam engine) a cock or valve in the injection water pipe which passes from the sea to the condenser. It is supplementary to the ordinary cock at the condenser and is intended to serve in case this should be… …
2Sea cock — 1. In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel s side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The black bellied plover. (b) A gurnard, as the European red gurnard ({Trigla pini}). [1913… …
3sea cock — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
4sea cock — noun 1. : a cock or valve close to a ship s hull for opening or closing a pipe which communicates with the sea 2. : black bellied plover …
5sea cock — n. faucet or valve in a steamship found close to the side of the ship that is used for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea; European red gurnard; plover with a black belly …
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7cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… …
8Sea woodcock — Sea wood cock (Zo[ o]l.) The bar tailed godwit. [1913 Webster] …
9Cock Lane ghost — A 19th century illustr …
10Sea gauge — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon …
