faucet

/ˈfɔːsɪt/

faucet means an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

faucet is pronounced /ˈfɔːsɪt/.

Etymology

From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin: * Possibly from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). * Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”), thus, cognate with English force, foss.

noun

An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.e.g.“The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.”
One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.e.g.“The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in.” — 1585, Adrianus Junius, John Higgins, The Nomenclator, Or Remembrancer of Adrianus Iunius Physician ... VVritten ... in Latine, Greeke, French and Other Forrein Tongues : and Now in English by J. Higin

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