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Word entry · 6 letters

spigot

Best crossword clue

"Liquid flow tap"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈspɪ.ɡət/Part of speech nounSorted giopstStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

Used in a sentence

  • I went to the sink and turned the spigot, feeling the cold rush of water upon my hand.
  • Once a beach has been formed, spigoting would focus on directing the reclaim water pool toward the reclaim barge pumps.
  • 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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