f 4 a 1 u 1 c 3 e 1 t 1
6 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
originFrom 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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