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faucet

fau·cet [ fáwssit ] (plural fau·cets)


noun 
Definition:
 
water valve: a valve operated by a handle that controls the flow of a liquid, especially from pipes supplying water

[14th century. Via Old French fausset or Provençal falset< falser "bore in" < late Latin falsare "to corrupt" < Latin falsus "false"]

Regional History

See spigot.

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