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   spig·ot

   /ˈspiɡət/

   noun

   • 1. a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask.
   • 2. a faucet. US
   • ▪ a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a faucet.
   • 3. the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one.

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps an alteration of Provençal espigou(n), from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spicum, variant of spica (see spica).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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