spigot
[ spig-uh t ]
/ ˈspɪg ət /
noun
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock.
a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like.
the end of a pipe that enters the enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint.
Nearby words
spiflicate, spigelian, spigelius' line, spigelius' lobe, spignel, spigot, spik, spike, spike heath, spike heel, spike heels
Origin of spigot
1350–1400; Middle English spigot, perhaps < Old French *espigot < Old Provençal espig(a) (< Latin spīca ear of grain; see spica) + Old French -ot diminutive suffix
Regional variation note
3. See faucet.
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Examples from the Web for spigot
Spigot at last put an end to their efforts by announcing that 'tea and coffee were ready!'
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. SurteesRepresents a longitudinal section of a Spigot and Faucet Pipe.
A Practical Treatise on Gas-light|Fredrick AccumHe had corked three, but Jawleyford re-corked them, and Spigot was now reproducing them to our friends.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. SurteesSpigot, at this moment entering to announce tea and coffee, was interrupted in his oration by Sponge demanding some brandy.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees
British Dictionary definitions for spigot
spigot
/ (ˈspɪɡət) /
noun
a stopper for the vent hole of a cask
a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask
a US name for tap 2 (def. 1)
a short cylindrical projection on one component designed to fit into a hole on another, esp the male part of a joint (spigot and socket joint) between two pipes
Word Origin for spigot
C14: probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point
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Word Origin and History for spigot
spigot
late 14c., "plug used to stop the hole of a cask," probably from Old French *espigot (cf. Gascony dialect espigot "core of a fruit, small ear of grain"), diminutive of Old Provençal espiga "ear of grain," from Latin spica "ear of grain" (see spike (n.2)). Meaning "valve for controlling the flow of a liquid" is from 1520s.
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