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spigot
/ˈspɪ.ɡət/
noun 3verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
brownish, cold, turned
VERB + SPIGOT
find, reached, shutting
SPIGOT + NOUN
water
PREP.
off
Definitions
noun
1
A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
2
The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
3
A water tap: a faucet or sillcock.
I went to the sink and turned the spigot, feeling the cold rush of water upon my hand.
verb
1
To block with a spigot.
Once a beach has been formed, spigoting would focus on directing the reclaim water pool toward the reclaim barge pumps.
2
To insert (a spigot).
Location of the cylinders is, of course, effected by spigoting their lower ends into the holes in the crankcase. Similarly, the cylinder heads are located by spigoting the upper ends of the cylinders into them.
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I went to the sink and turned the spigot, feeling the cold rush of water upon my hand.
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Once a beach has been formed, spigoting would focus on directing the reclaim water pool toward the reclaim barge pumps.
Wiktionary03
Location of the cylinders is, of course, effected by spigoting their lower ends into the holes in the crankcase. Similarly, the cylinder heads are located by spigoting the upper ends of the cylinders
Wiktionary04
When he turned the spigot, brownish water came gushing out.
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They are shutting off the spigot.
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I'm going to go find the water spigot.
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