The Collaborative International Dictionary
Water cock
Water cock \Wa"ter cock`\ (Zo["o]l.) A large gallinule ( Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.
Usage examples of "water cock".
Giles's, and while there he made a further improvement in his invention by the addition of a water cock, which he patented in 1783.
Once there, they'll slice through the flexible salt-water cooling intake, open the salt-water cock, take to their own boat and lift their hats as the Firecrest goes down to join the helicopter.