English Explanatory Dictionary

spigot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
  2. The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
  3. A water tap: a faucet or sillcock.
verb
  1. To block with a spigot.
  2. To insert (a spigot).

Pronunciation

/ˈspɪ.ɡət/ /ˈspɪ.kət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spigot.wav

Word forms

spigot spigots spicket spigoting spigotting spigoted spigotted

Etymology

From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

Derived words

knight of the spigot lick-spigot spigot algorithm
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary