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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A valve admitting liquid to a tank.
  • noun A valve in the bottom or side of a tank by opening which the tank can be emptied; specifically, the valve in a railway water-tank for supplying locomotive-tenders by which the supply to the drop-pipe is controlled.

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