faucet

noun

(Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

(game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.

Roots

falsarefaucet- · Latin · to bore through, break into

Synonyms for faucet

spigotn stopcockn petcockn tapv hydrantn valven valvulen spilen

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