faucet, spigot
(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
tap, spigot
(noun) a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spigot (plural spigots)
A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
The plug of a faucet or cock.
(Appalachian) A faucet.
spigot (third-person singular simple present spigots, present participle spigoting, simple past and past participle spigoted)
To block with a spigot.
(transitive) To insert (a spigot).
Source: Wiktionary
Spig"ot, n. Etym: [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.]
Definition: A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. Spigot and faucet joint, a joint for uniting pipes, formed by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting, into a socket at the end of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
