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spigot

Pronunciation: /ˈspɪgət/
Definition of spigot

noun

  • 1a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask.
  • 2US a tap.
  • a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap.
  • 3the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one.

Origin:

Middle English: perhaps an alteration of Provençal espigou(n), from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spicum, variant of spica (see spica)

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