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Bibcock vs Faucet - What's the difference?

bibcock | faucet |

As nouns the difference between bibcock and faucet

is that bibcock is an appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings while faucet is (north america) an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

bibcock

English

(wikipedia bibcock)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings

    • Synonyms

    * bibb * sillcock

    faucet

    English

    (wikipedia faucet)

    Alternative forms

    * ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcett * ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcet ** fawcett ** fawset * ** fasset ** faucet ** faucete ** faulsed ** faulset ** fauset * ** faucet ** faucit ** fausset ** fosset * ** faucet ** forset ** fosset * ** faucet (modern standard spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

    • Synonyms

    * tap, spigot

    Hypernyms

    * valve

    References

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