- steam cock
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steam cock
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Steam gauge — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam Brewing Company — Infobox Brewery name = Steam Brewing Company caption = location = Otahuhu, Auckland owner = opened = 1995 production = active beers = brewbox beer|name=Blue Goose Lager|style=Pale lager brewbox beer|name=Buxom Blonde|style=White beer brewbox… … Wikipedia
cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… … Moby Thesaurus
steam up — Synonyms and related words: annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, blow the coals, blow up, call forth, call up, charge, cock, enkindle, enrage, excite, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, feed the fire, fire, flame, foment, frenzy, get up steam, heat,… … Moby Thesaurus
Gauge cock — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… … Wikipedia
Four-way cock — Four way Four way , a. Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four way cock, or valve. Francis. [1913 Webster] {Four way cock}, a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Injection cock — Injection In*jec tion, n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.] 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is injected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Newcomen steam engine — Animation of a schematic Newcomen steam engine. – Steam is shown pink and water is blue. – Valves move from open (green) to closed (red) The atmospheric engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine (or… … Wikipedia
