[syn: faucet, spigot]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spigot \Spig"ot\, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael.
spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.]
A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug
of a faucet or cock.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spigot
n 1: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: tap, spigot]
2: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a
reservoir [syn: faucet, spigot]