Bible Dictionaries
Stopcock

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stopcock'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stopcock.html. 1828.