What does spigot mean?

Definitions for spigot
ˈspɪg ətspig·ot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tap, spigotnoun

    a plug for a bunghole in a cask

  2. faucet, spigotnoun

    a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

Wiktionary

  1. spigotnoun

    A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask

  2. spigotnoun

    The plug of a faucet or cock.

  3. spigotnoun

    A faucet. (Appalachian)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spigotnoun

    A pin or peg put into the faucet to keep in the liquor.

    Etymology: spijcker, Dutch.

    Base Hungarian wight, wilt thou the spigot wield. William Shakespeare.

    Take out the spigot, and clap the point in your mouth. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. spigot

    A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a valve controlling the release of a liquid or gas.

ChatGPT

  1. spigot

    A spigot is a device that controls the flow of liquid from a large container. It typically consists of a small tube or faucet, which when opened allows the liquid to flow out, and when closed it prevents the liquid from leaking. Spigots are commonly found on barrels, kegs, or large water dispensers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spigotnoun

    a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock

  2. Etymology: [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spigot

    spig′ut, n. a plug for stopping a small hole in a cask. [Gael. spiocaid, W. ysbigod—L. spica.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spigot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spigot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of spigot in a Sentence

  1. Phil Scott:

    We are making big sacrifices to save lives, but we can not let our foot off the gas just yet, we will continue to watch the trends, and as soon as the data shows a downward trend, we can open the spigot, a quarter turn at a time, to get folks back to work in a way that's responsible and safe.

  2. Emre Peker:

    If state-run banks slash rates and turn on the consumer-lending spigot ... the additional liras flooding the system will only drive more dollarisation - exacerbating financial and economic pressures.

  3. Elijah Cummings:

    I understand what they're doing. They're going to throw everything including the spigot, the kitchen sink and the pipes at her, but again we need to let justice move forward, if the officers are innocent, they'll be found innocent.

  4. Carl Icahn:

    It is not like turning on a spigot, today the risk is too high for the reward in many companies.

  5. Nicole Neily:

    While it's good that over half of the state affiliates have left NSBA, new organizations will spring up in its place, and the underlying problem will still remain: publicly-supported trade associations which claim to represent the views of their constituents are in fact ideologically-captured entities working at cross-purposes to what the majority of American people actually want, it's time to cut off the spigot to these institutions so our tax dollars aren't weaponize against us in the future ever again.

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