spiddockn.
northern dialect.
A spigot.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > spigot
dossil1297
spigot1383
spicket14..
tap-staff14..
faucetc1430
dottle1440
tap-tree1483
tapon1543
forcehead1598
spiddock1629
spile1707
vent-peg1707
pale1726
spile-pega1825
1629 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 298 For a spidick and a cannell, 1d.
1685 G. Meriton Praise of York-shire Ale 15 Then out they pulled the Tapps, And stuck the Spiddocks finely in their Hats.
1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Spiddick-and-fawcet, a wooden instrument used as a substitute for a cock to let out liquors.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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