spigot

Definitions


[ˈspɪɡət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask

- a tap

- the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one


Phrases:

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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