DictionaryRoot: fausset
Old French
fausset
spigot, stopper, barrel peg
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noun
faucet
FAW-sit/ˈfɔːsɪt/
A fixture that controls the flow of water from a pipe.
Etymology
Old French fausset named a barrel stopper or spigot. A name for a part controlling liquid flow came to designate the whole tap apparatus in American English; its deeper ancestry is uncertain.