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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

Noun

1. a stopper for the vent hole of a cask

2. a wooden tap fitted to a cask [probably from Latin spica a point]

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

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See: sprag.