faucet

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English word faucet comes from Latin faux ((anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm.)

faux (Latin)

(anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm.

fausset (Old French)

fawcett (Middle English)

Faucet.

faucet (English)

(North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

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