'Sea cock' definitions:

Definition of 'Sea cock'

From: GCIDE
  • Sea cock \Sea" cock`\
  • 1. In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (a) The black-bellied plover. (b) A gurnard, as the European red gurnard ({Trigla pini}). [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sea cock'

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