1. one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off;
2. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid; [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
turncock
n 1: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains
on and off
2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of
a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]