McPhee towed the vessel to England, finding on the way that someone, probably disgusted at the squalid conditions aboard and preferring to abandon ship, had purposefully opened the turncocks and flooded the engine room.
2.
A cottage was erected alongside the tank on the vacant piece of ground shortly after the tower was opened so that the turncock would live on the premises and give every attention to see that the tank was constantly well filled with water.
Meaning
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid Synonyms: stopcock, cock,
one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
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