stopcocked
stopcocked is the simple past and past participle of stopcock.
Meaning of stopcock
Verb
stopcock (third-person singular simple present stopcocks, present participle stopcocking, simple past and past participle stopcocked)
- To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.
Adjective
stopcocked (not comparable)
- Fitted with a stopcock.
Questions about stopcocked
- What does stopcocked mean?
- Stopcocked means fitted with a stopcock.
- What is stopcocked the simple past and past participle of?
- Stopcocked is the simple past and past participle of stopcock.
- What part of speech is stopcocked?
- Stopcocked is an adjective.
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