spigot SPIG-uht , noun; 1. a small peg or plug for - TopicsExpress



          

spigot SPIG-uht , noun; 1. a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask. 2. a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock. 3. a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like. 4. the end of a pipe that enters the enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint. Quotes: The gray hut is five feet away, a raised window above the spigot of the hose. -- Christopher Bram, Gods and Monsters , 1995 He worked his way around the trunk until he found a spigot . He turned it on and caught a little fluid in the palm of one hand. He sipped it. -- Piers Anthony, Two to the Fifth , 2008 Origin: Spigot came to English in the late 14th century from the Latin spica meaning "ear of grain." It shares its root with the word spike .
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