English Explanatory Dictionary

four-way cock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-four-way cock.wav

Word forms

four-way cock four-way cocks

Synonyms

four-way valve
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