Main Entry:

fau·cet

Pronunciation:

\ˈfȯ-sət, ˈfä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false

Date:

15th century

: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe