"gauge cock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gauge cocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gauge cock (plural gauge cocks)
  1. A stopcock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
    Sense id: en-gauge_cock-en-noun-jB93zN09 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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