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spigot
CIDE DICTIONARY
spigot, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.].
A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spigot, n.
1 a small peg or plug, esp. for insertion into the vent-hole of a cask.
2 a US a tap. b a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap.
3 the plain end of a pipe-section fitting into the socket of the next one.
1 a small peg or plug, esp. for insertion into the vent-hole of a cask.
2 a US a tap. b a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap.
3 the plain end of a pipe-section fitting into the socket of the next one.
Etymology
ME, perh. f. Prov. espigou(n) f. L spiculum dimin. of spicum = SPICA
THESAURUS
spigot
ball cock, ball valve, bung, bunghole, check valve, cock, cork, drain cock, draw cock, faucet, gate, hydrant, lid, needle valve, peg, petcock, pin, plug, sea cock, spike, spile, spill, stop, stopcock, stopgap, stopper, stopple, tap, valve, valvula, valvuleROGET THESAURUS
spigot
Stopper
N stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.For further exploring for "spigot" in Webster Dictionary Online