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Webster 1913 Edition

Spigot

Spig′ot

,
Noun.
[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.
Spigot and faucet joint
,
a joint for uniting pipes, formed by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting, into a socket at the end of another.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spigot

SPIG'OT

,
Noun.
A pin or peg used to stop a faucet, or to stop a small hole in a cask of liquor.

Definition 2024

spigot

spigot

English

Noun

spigot ‎(plural spigots)

  1. A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask
  2. The plug of a faucet or cock.
  3. (Appalachia) A faucet.

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English spigot ‎(“wooden stopper”) Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Provençal espiga and one or more dialects of Old French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɪ.ɡət/

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