stopcock

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Nozzles are made of two stopcocks having a 1/8-in. hole.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

In most ordinary stopcocks the plug is solid, but the little handle is hollow.

From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Frary, Francis C. (Francis Cowles)

The two ends of the main tube are governed by the stopcocks, a and d, and the greater length of the tube is graduated.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

Also in the set are a brass pump, tubing, and three distinctive mushroom shaped glasses provided with stopcocks.

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby

It forms an explosive compound with copper, so it has to be kept out of contact with brass tubes and stopcocks.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.