The faucet is the popular name for the water nozzle. The faucet first appeared in the 16th century and was made of bronze. Its main function is to control the water outlet switch and water flow rate of the water pipe. Early faucets were of the spiral lift type. Nowadays, most faucets on the market have ceramic valve cores. The spiral lift type has basically been eliminated.
(1)[stopcock]: A cock that cuts off or regulates the flow of water [through a pipe]
(2) [swivel]: placed on the mud pump hose and rotary auger Rotary joint between rods
(3) [faucet; bibcock; water tap]: a faucet that uses a lever and an eccentric to control the switch
The faucet is the popular name for a water nozzle.
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Water faucet or faucet?
Source: Huangshi Daily Time: 2008-11-13 8:56:00 Text size: Large, Medium, Small
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"Dragon" refers to a giant reptile with legs and tail in paleontology. Such as: dinosaur, brontosaurus, tyrannosaurus. It also refers to a very spiritual animal in ancient Chinese legends. It has horns and beards on its head, a long body, scales and claws. "Shuowen Jiezi" records: Dragon, the long scale insect, can be dark or bright, thin or giant, short or long. It ascends to the sky at the spring equinox and dives into the abyss at the autumnal equinox. "Cage" is a woven bamboo utensil used to hold or cover things. Such as: tea basket, steamer, lantern. It also refers to an instrument used to imprison birds and animals or to imprison human beings. Such as: bird cage, rabbit cage, prison cage, prison cage.
"Dragon boss" refers to a leader. In the imperial examination era, the number one scholar was called the leader. Wei Huaxin, Bing Yuan, and Guan Ning were classmates and friends of the Three Kingdoms period. People at that time used a dragon to describe the three of them. Xin is the dragon's head, originally the dragon's belly, and Ning is the dragon's tail. This matter is found in "Three Kingdoms·Volume 13·Book of Wei·Hua Xin Biography" (annotated by Pei Song). The "faucet" is the control button for water outlet from the tap water pipe. People named it "dragon head", which is probably a metaphor that it is like the legendary dragon, managing the water in nature. A "bridle" is a collar that is put on the mouths of horses, mules, donkeys and other animals to control their movements. "Southern History·Volume 76·Hermitage·Tao Hongjing Biography": "There are only two cows in the painting, one cow is scattered among the water and grass, the other cow has a golden bridle, and someone is holding a rope and driving it with a stick." Therefore, " "Faucet" and "bridle" are completely different things.
Personal opinion: Although some people in life also call the faucet a faucet, in fact this is a name similar to the ancient Tongjia character, but the most common one is still called a faucet.