stopcock

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The image immediately above shows the location of a gas stopcock cover.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2014

If the secondary filter has a drain, drain it, close the stopcock, refill it with fresh fuel and refit it to the flange.

From Time Magazine Archive

If you have sufficient reserve in your vacuum calculations after counting the pressure increases from hose lengths and fittings, adding a stopcock or two is helpful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Similarly, a stopcock on the output side of the filter could keep spills to a minimum.

From Time Magazine Archive

No assistant is required, and the force and amount of the liquid can be exactly graduated by elevating or lowering the jar, or by turning the stopcock.

From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)