stopcock

English

/ˈstɑpkɑk/, /ˈstɒpkɒk/

noun
Definitions
  • A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
  • (British) A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.

Etymology

Compound from English stop + English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster).

Origin

English

cock

Gloss

penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

雄

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms