Word: stopcock
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stop
cock
Definition: A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
Morphemes:
Affix: stop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coque
Language: fro
Decoded: coque
Meaning: a type of small boat