spigot
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spigot
- /ˈspɪ.ɡət/
- /ˈspɪ.kət/
Sounds like spicket (occasionally) · Rhymes with -ɪɡət, -ɪkɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.
noun spigots · spicket
- A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
- A water tap: a faucet or sillcock. I went to the sink and turned the spigot, feeling the cold rush of water upon my hand.
verb spigots · spigoting · spigotting · spigoted · spigotted
- To block with a spigot. Once a beach has been formed, spigoting would focus on directing the reclaim water pool toward the reclaim barge pumps.
- To insert (a spigot). Location of the cylinders is, of course, effected by spigoting their lower ends into the holes in the crankcase. Similarly, the cylinder heads are located by spigoting the upper ends of the cylinders into them.
Translations
Talk about this word "spigot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spigot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spigot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spigot "spigot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spigot.Cite this
@misc{spigot_2026,
title = {spigot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spigot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
