n. A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Note at andiron. [Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask stopper, from fausser, to break in, from Late Latin falsāre, to falsify, from Latin falsus, false; see FALSE.] |
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