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faucet
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun faucet has 1 sense
- faucet(n = noun.artifact) spigot - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir; Array has parts: grip, handgrip, handle, hold
has particulars: mixing faucet, cock, stopcock, turncock, hydrant, tap, water faucet, water tap
is a kind of regulator
CIDE DICTIONARY
faucet, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.].
- A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also
tap , andcock . It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. [1913 Webster] - The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
faucet, n. esp. US a tap.
Usage
In Brit. use only in special applications.
Etymology
ME f. OF fausset vent-peg f. Prov. falset f. falsar to bore
THESAURUS
faucet
ball cock, ball valve, bung, bunghole, check valve, cock, cork, drain cock, draw cock, gate, hydrant, lid, needle valve, peg, petcock, pin, plug, sea cock, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stop, stopcock, stopgap, stopper, stopple, tap, valve, valvula, valvule
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