Surprisingly, the words "faucet" and "false" are closely related. "Faucet" is derived from an old French term meaning "force in" or "make a breach in," literally "to falsify." "Faucet" was originally a term for a tap from a barrel or cask. The French word for "false" is the familiar "faux" as in "faux pas" (literally "false step") and "faux fur."
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