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drinking tap


noun a small fountain which ejects a jet of water into the drinker's mouth. Compare bubbler, bubble tap, drinking fountain, drink tap, fountain, water fountain.

Contributor's comments: More often plural from their arrangement in school yards. eg. "I'm gonna have a drink from the drinking taps." or, "Meet you near the drinking taps."

Contributor's comments: I grew up in Melbourne and was used to the terms "drinking taps" or simply "the taps", particularly in school contexts.