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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.


spigot

/ ˈspɪɡət /

noun

  1. a stopper for the vent hole of a cask
  2. a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask
  3. See tap
    a US name for tap 2
  4. 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spigot1

1350–1400; Middle English spigot, perhaps < Old French *espigot < Old Provençal espig ( a ) (< Latin spīca ear of grain; spica ) + Old French -ot diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spigot1

C14: probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point

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Example Sentences

In the meantime, founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth are turning on the money spigot with a Creator Grant Program that will put some of their venture capital cash directly in Clubhouse influencers’ pockets.

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Simply put, we’ve got the spigot on, filling up the tub, while the drain is partially plugged.

That is because having the approval to open a charter school is not required to turn on the spigot of federal money.

Turning off the spigot of political advertising is intended to limit the risk of sophisticated propaganda campaigns that could lead to more confusion or unrest.

The extra water is nice to have on hand, and the spigot and catch make a great sink.

So saying, he rang the bell as if the house was his own, and desired Spigot to show him the way to his servant.

He had corked three, but Jawleyford re-corked them, and Spigot was now reproducing them to our friends.

Spigot, at this moment entering to announce tea and coffee, was interrupted in his oration by Sponge demanding some brandy.

Represents a longitudinal section of a Spigot and Faucet Pipe.

Spigot at last put an end to their efforts by announcing that 'tea and coffee were ready!'

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