Sea-cock
-
Sea-cock
a gurnard: the sea-plover: a valve communicating with the sea through a vessel's hull: a sea-rover or viking
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. sǽ; Dut. zee, Ger. see, Ice. sær, Dan. sö.
Immediately they cocked up their tails, disappeared from sight, and fled into the blue sea. "The Red Fairy Book" by
Sea, wind, leaves, thunder, waters, cows lowing, the cattlemarket, cocks, hens don't crow, snakes hissss. "Ulysses" by
Hard by, below the cliff, and close to the sea, was a tavern, at the sign of the Cock. "A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete" by
Finding no one, he went into the engine-room and opened the sea-cock. "Kindred of the Dust" by
I was some Iodine, made of sea-weed; J was a Jolly Cock, not used to read. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete" by
Next, a cock-grouse, somewhere below the amber sea, crowed aloud to proclaim the day, and a raven mocked at him hoarsely. "The Way of the Wild" by
We climbed up to a tiny cock-loft, of which the side towards the sea was all glazed. "Romance" by
Then open your exhaust an' unscrew a sea-cock. "The Stowaway Girl" by
The sea-cock was then opened, and the chamber began to slowly fill with water. "The Log of the Flying Fish" by
If a sailor on land is a fish out of water, a soldier at sea is like a game cock in a duckpond. "Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2" by
The swarm is knocked into a cocked straw hat.
Elba, Elba, bleb on the sea!
The white busts of marshals, admirals, generals
Worming themselves into niches.
Each as full of itself as a cheese-mite of cheese;
And a city will brag as a game-cock will crow
Don't your cockerels at home--just a little, you know?