"robinet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: robinets [plural]
Etymology: From robin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} robinet (plural robinets)
  1. A chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-robinet-en-noun-xYqaf0K- Categories (other): Muscicapids, True finches Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 19 37 41 3 Disambiguation of True finches: 51 20 27 2
  2. A European robin (Erithacus rubecula). Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-robinet-en-noun-NnJBTWZ9 Categories (other): Muscicapids Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 19 37 41 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: robinets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} robinet (plural robinets)
  1. (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-robinet-en-noun-FZLz~D5K Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Muscicapids Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 21 20 45 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 20 45 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 20 19 45 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 56 6 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 26 44 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 25 45 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 26 44 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 27 25 45 3 Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 19 37 41 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: robinets [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French robinet. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:robinet|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "robinet", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "robinet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="robinet"> Borrowed from French robinet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} robinet (plural robinets)
  1. A tap; a faucet.
    Sense id: en-robinet-en-noun-RDacpGpD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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