Faucet

  • 121Water Jacket —   A heat exchanger element enclosed in a boiler. Water is circulated with a pump through the jacket where it picks up heat from the combustion chamber after which the heated water circulates to heat distribution devices. A water jacket is also an …

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  • 122spigot — spig•ot [[t]ˈspɪg ət[/t]] n. 1) a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask 2) bui a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock 3) bui a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like •… …

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  • 123spigot — [spig′ət] n. [ME spigote, prob. akin (? via OFr) to OIt dial. spigorare, to tap (a cask) < L spiculum: see SPICULE] 1. a plug or peg used to stop the vent in a barrel, etc. 2. a) a faucet b) the valve or plug in a faucet 3. the end of a pipe… …

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  • 124turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …

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  • 125fasset — ˈfasə̇t, also ə̇d.+V dialect variant of faucet * * * fasset obs. form of facet, faucet …

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  • 126sill cock — noun : a water faucet placed at about sill height on the outside of a building and usually threaded for attaching a hose called also hose cock * * * sill cock, a faucet or valve for use at the sill of a house or building to allow a hose… …

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  • 127drib´bler — drib|ble «DRIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow in drops or small amounts; trickle; drip: »That leaky faucet dribbles. 2. to let saliva run from the mouth; drool: »The baby dribbles on his bib …

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  • 128drib|ble — «DRIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow in drops or small amounts; trickle; drip: »That leaky faucet dribbles. 2. to let saliva run from the mouth; drool: »The baby dribbles on his bib …

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