spigot
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈspɪɡət/
- Archaic
:
tapón
- To collect the sap, she inserted a spigot into the tree and attached a bucket underneath.
Examples
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She went to the kitchen sink, which was practically in our living room, and picked up a damp rag that I had folded and hung neatly over the neck of the spigot.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's too easy to argue the case for the poor if people just want to open the government's spigot.
Blog text (6) -
They say it has solid gold spigots.
Fiction book (1992) -
Beverly checks the spigot.
Fiction book (2002) -
Booger Tom flipped up a port on the spine and pulled out a little spigot, and he went to the sink and filled half a plastic glass with whiskey.
Fiction book (2002) -
Obama and Mob thought they could turn off the oil spigot from the White House, but free-thinking men implemented fracking and in almost no time have pulled the plug on oil prices at the pump.
Blog text (9) -
The worker carefully tightened the spigot on the barrel to prevent any leaks.
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The old cask had a rusty spigot that needed to be replaced before it could be used.
Synonyms
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1.5
An object that fits tightly into a hole to stop liquid or gas
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9.0
A plug that seals the opening of a barrel or bottle
A small wooden plug used to close a hole in a barrel
A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine
A small part that you put in a sink or bathtub to keep water in
A small object that stops water leaving a sink or bathtub
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spigot originally meant a small peg or spike used to stop a hole. It is like the word spike, meaning 'peg', so a spigot was a plug for a barrel and that is why it still means a cask plug today.