stop-cock
11cock — 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,… …
12stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… …
13cock-and-bull\ story — n. phr. An exaggerated or unbelievable story. Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect …
14Gauge cock — 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 …
15Train stop — Part of a railway signalling system, a train stop or trip stop (sometimes called a tripper ) is a train protection device that automatically stops a train if it attempts to pass a signal when the signal aspect and operating rules prohibit such… …
16sea 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,… …
17HP (high-pressure) cock — The cock(s) used to stop the engine by cutting off the fuel supply to the burners. These may be electrically or manually controlled and are usually incorporated into fuel control units to eliminate unnecessary pipe connections. Unlike the low… …
18corporation stop — noun see corporation cock * * * a cock controlling the flow of water or gas from mains to individual consumers. Also called corporation cock …
19corporation stop — a cock controlling the flow of water or gas from mains to individual consumers. Also called corporation cock. * * * …
20corporation cock — noun or corporation stop : a water or gas cock by means of which utility company employees connect or disconnect service lines to a consumer …
