rubinetton.
/ruːbᵻˈnɛtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌrubəˈnɛdoʊ/ rare.
A tap, a faucet.In quot. a1930 figurative.
ΚΠ
a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 157 The half-hidden private parts just a little brass tap, rubinetto, turned on for different purposes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.a1930- hydrobiological
- hydrobiologies
- hydrobiologist
- hydrobiologists
- hydrobiology
- hydrobiosis
- hydrobiotite
- hydroblepharon
- hydroblepharon -um
- hydroblepharon um
- hydroboracite
- hydroborane
- hydroborate
- hydroborating
- hydroboration
- hydrobranch
- hydrobranchiate
- hydrobromate
- hydrobromic
- hydrobromic acid
- hydrobromide
- hydrocachexia, -y
- hydrocachexia, y
- hydrocalcite
- hydrocalumite