SPIGOT


Meaning of SPIGOT in English

I. noun

also spig·got ˈspigə̇t, -ikə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English spigot, perhaps from (assumed) Old Provençal espigot, diminutive of Old Provençal espiga head (of grain), from Latin spica — more at spike

1.

a. : a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask

b. : the plug of a faucet or cock

c. : faucet , cock

2. : the male end of a section of pipe that enters the hub end of the next section

3. : a large usually conical spinning tube associated with silk glands of a spider

II. transitive verb

( spigoted or spigotted ; spigoted or spigotted ; spigoting or spigotting ; spigots )

: to provide, plug, or pierce with or as if with a spigot

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