four-way cock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.
the chamber of the four-way cock
Forms
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| four-way cocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |