sea cock

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sea cock,

In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. [1913 Webster]
The black-bellied plover. [1913 Webster]

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THESAURUS

sea cock

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, tap, valve, valvula, valvule