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spigot

Pronunciation: /ˈspɪ.ɡət/

The English word “spigot” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
  2. The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
  3. A water tap: a faucet or sillcock.

verb

  1. To block with a spigot.
  2. To insert (a spigot).

Etymology

From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

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