faucet
faucet Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A device by which a flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe or container can be controlled.
"She turned on the hot water faucet to fill the kitchen sink before washing the dishes."
A website, application, or service that dispenses very small amounts of cryptocurrency to users as a reward for completing simple tasks.
"In the early days of Bitcoin, a prominent crypto faucet gave away whole coins just to encourage adoption."
Word Nuance & Usage
In North American English, 'faucet' is the standard term for the fixture controlling water flow into a sink or bathtub, whereas British English overwhelmingly prefers the term 'tap'.
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English (originally denoting a bung or peg for a barrel): from Old French 'fausset', from 'fausser' meaning 'to force, break, or falsify', based on Latin 'falsus'.
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