Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tap or cock by which water may be drawn from any supply.
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Examples
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At last I sprang out of bed to look for the water-tap.
Hunger 2003
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A concrete platform with a tank and water-tap in the reception area permits easy washing of transport tanks and churns; make sure that water can run off, and not remain as puddles.
Chapter 7 1989
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They shoot up: Wimpe eying the water-tap nervously, recalling Tchaikovsky, salmonella, a fast medley of whistlable tunes from the Path'tique.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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'You can see your cousin can turn on the water-tap just as easily as last term,' said Janet, in her clear voice.
Summer Term At St Clare's Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1967
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It was known as the garden room, and it contained a water-tap and a sink and was a place in which freshly-gathered flowers from the garden could be stripped of unwanted leaves and put into vases.
Death of a Delft Blue Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1964
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Ten days later a running water-tap was able to be detected 120 yards from the tent door.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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When only one foot is required to be dressed, and a water-supply is available, by far the preferable method is to attach one end of a length of rubber tubing to the water-tap, and fasten the other just above the coronet, allowing the water to trickle slowly over the foot.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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A bit of manipulation under the water-tap had removed all traces.
The Paternoster Ruby Charles Edmonds Walk
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Most extraordinary noises proceeded from the water-tap in the kitchen.
The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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Showering was not hard and I remembered not to twist off the water-tap handles.
Highways in Hiding George Oliver Smith 1946
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