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