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spig·ot  (spgt)

n.

1. A faucet. See Regional Note at andiron.

2. A wooden faucet placed in the bunghole of a cask.

3. The vent plug of a cask.

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[Middle English, perhaps from Old French *espigot, diminutive of Old Provençal espiga, ear of grain, from Latin spca.]

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spigot [ˈspɪgət]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a stopper for the vent hole of a cask

2. (Engineering / Tools) a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask

3. (Engineering / Tools) a US name for tap² [1]

4. (Engineering / General Engineering) 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

[probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point]

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See: sprag.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spigot - a plug for a bunghole in a cask tap barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
	2.	spigot - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir faucet handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" mixing faucet - single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. stopcock, turncock, cock - faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid hydrant, water faucet, water tap, tap - a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Translations

spigot [ˈspɪgət] N → espita f, bitoque m

spigot [ˈspɪgət] n (US) → robinet m

spigot

n (on cask) → Spund m, → Zapfen m; (in tap) → Abschlusskörper m; (US: = faucet) → Hahn m