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See also: Robinet

English

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Etymology 1

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From robin.

Noun

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robinet (plural robinets)

  1. The chaffinch, or roberd.
  2. The European robin.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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robinet (plural robinets)

  1. (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.

Etymology 3

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From French robinet.

Noun

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robinet (plural robinets)

  1. A tap; a faucet.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “robinet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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French

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A diagram of un robinet in French.

Etymology

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Diminutive form of robin (“sheep”), because early taps were often in the shape of a sheep's head.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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robinet m (plural robinets)

  1. tap (UK), faucet (US)

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Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French robinet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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robinet n (plural robinete)

  1. faucet
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