Recent Examples on the WebThe most common types of leaks found in the home are worn toilet flappers, dripping faucets, leaking showerheads and other tired valves.—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024 The faucet or shower head that inexplicably gets clogged is most likely a victim of hard water too.—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024 Hard water can be softened in several ways, including boiling water for cooking and drinking, which is effective with some types of hard water; attaching water filters to your faucets to catch the impurities, and using water softeners in your washing machine.—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024 An increase in residue or white or greenish build-up around your faucet is another sign of hard water, Arie Francis, MD, an emergency medicine physician who specializes in medical toxicology and emergency medicine at Stony Brook Medicine, told Verywell.—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024 Say goodbye to expensive bottled water, too, as every faucet in the hotel has Triple Clear Water filters – drink from the tap to your heart’s delight.—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024 Tubs with buttercream were stored on the floor inside a walk-in storage equipment, the report said, and sheet pans stored behind a faucet of a three-compartment sink.—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024 There is only one sink in the unit, which means the kitchen faucet is used for everything from cooking to brushing teeth.—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 The company’s Hot Water Conservation Kit includes a massage shower head, a kitchen swivel faucet aerator, a bathroom faucet aerator, pipe insulation, a shower timer and a hot water temperature card for your water heater.—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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Word History
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
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