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spigot definition

spigot (spig′ət)

noun

  1. a plug or peg used to stop the vent in a barrel, etc.
    1. a faucet
    2. the valve or plug in a faucet
  3. the end of a pipe that is inserted into an enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint

Etymology: ME spigote, prob. akin (? via OFr) to OIt dial. spigorare, to tap (a cask) < L spiculum: see spicule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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