four-way cocks

A form of four-way cock — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of four-way cock
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