spigot

[ spig-uh t ]
/ 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.

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 variation note for spigot

3. See faucet.

Words nearby spigot

spiflicate, spigelian, spigelius' line, spigelius' lobe, spignel, spigot, spik, spike, spike heath, spike heel, spike lavender

Words related to spigot

nozzle, valve, plug, vent, stopper, tap, spout, outlet, spile, stopple

Example sentences from the Web for spigot

  • 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

  • Represents a longitudinal section of a Spigot and Faucet Pipe.

    A Practical Treatise on Gas-light |Fredrick Accum

  • 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

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