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Old 08-08-2007, 01:09 PM
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spigˇot [ spíggət ] (plural spigˇots)


noun

Definition:

1. U.S. indoor faucet: an indoor faucet


2. U.S. outdoor faucet: a faucet situated outdoors


3. tap fitted to cask: a tap, usually wooden, that is attached to a cask


4. plug for cask hole: a plug for the vent hole of a cask


[14th century. Origin ?]

Regional History

The word spigot for an indoor faucet spreads southward and westward out of Pennsylvania, where it yields to the New England term faucet in the northernmost counties. To the west, faucet and tap are usual in the Inland North. In the Upper Midwest and Western states, the form spicket reflects Midland and Southern influence.
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