spigot
[spig-uh t]
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.
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
Historical Examples of spigot
Represents a longitudinal section of a Spigot and Faucet Pipe.
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He had corked three, but Jawleyford re-corked them, and Spigot was now reproducing them to our friends.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourR. S. Surtees
Spigot, at this moment entering to announce tea and coffee, was interrupted in his oration by Sponge demanding some brandy.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourR. S. Surtees
Spigot at last put an end to their efforts by announcing that 'tea and coffee were ready!'
Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourR. S. Surtees
spigot
noun
Word Origin for spigot
C14: probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point
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