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   fau·cet

   /ˈfôsət/

   noun

   • 1. a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled; a tap. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a bung for the vent hole of a cask, or a tap for drawing liquid from a container): from Old French fausset, from Provençal falset, from falsar ‘to bore’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

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