spigot

[ spig-uht ]

/ ˈspɪg ət /

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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.

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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 variations of spigot

3. See faucet.

Words nearby spigot

spiflicate, spigelian, Spigelius' line, Spigelius' lobe, spignel, spigot, spik, spike, spikedace, spike heath, spike heel

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How to use spigot in a sentence

In the meantime, founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth are turning on the money spigot with a Creator Grant Program that will put some of their venture capital cash directly in Clubhouse influencers’ pockets.
Can Clubhouse cash in?|Kira Bindrim|February 13, 2021|Quartz
Simply put, we’ve got the spigot on, filling up the tub, while the drain is partially plugged.
The Long Goodbye: How COVID-19 Took My Dad’s Life|Randy Dotinga|January 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
That is because having the approval to open a charter school is not required to turn on the spigot of federal money.
How a soccer club won a $1.2 million grant from DeVos’s Education Department to open a charter school|Valerie Strauss|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Turning off the spigot of political advertising is intended to limit the risk of sophisticated propaganda campaigns that could lead to more confusion or unrest.
Five ways political groups are getting around ad bans|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review

The extra water is nice to have on hand, and the spigot and catch make a great sink.
How to Pack for a Family Camping Trip|Joe Jackson|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
So saying, he rang the bell as if the house was his own, and desired Spigot to show him the way to his servant.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees
He had corked three, but Jawleyford re-corked them, and Spigot was now reproducing them to our friends.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. 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 Tour|R. S. Surtees
Represents a longitudinal section of a Spigot and Faucet Pipe.
A Practical Treatise on Gas-light|Fredrick Accum
Spigot at last put an end to their efforts by announcing that 'tea and coffee were ready!'
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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