faucet
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- 11
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- 13
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Definition of faucet
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Canada, US)An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
“Wallace beats his palm against the reluctant handle of the faucet until it gives way, and the water comes out too hard, too fast.”
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noun
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(Canada, US)An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
“Wallace beats his palm against the reluctant handle of the faucet until it gives way, and the water comes out too hard, too fast.”
- One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
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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.
“The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in.”
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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.
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