| 单词 | spigot |
| 释义 | spigot[ spig-uht ] / ˈspɪg ət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spigot ON THESAURUS.COM nouna small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask. a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock. a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like. the end of a pipe that enters the enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint. Origin of spigot1350–1400; Middle English spigot, perhaps <Old French *espigot<Old Provençal espig(a) (<Latin spīca ear of grain; see spica) + Old French -ot diminutive suffix regional variation note for spigot3. See faucet. Words nearby spigotspiflicate, spigelian, Spigelius' line, Spigelius' lobe, spignel, spigot, spik, spike, spikedace, spike heath, spike heel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spigotBritish Dictionary definitions for spigotspigot / (ˈspɪɡət) / nouna stopper for the vent hole of a cask a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask a US name for tap 2 (def. 1) a short cylindrical projection on one component designed to fit into a hole on another, esp the male part of a joint (spigot and socket joint) between two pipes Word Origin for spigotC14: probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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