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: something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)
Examples of spigot in a Sentence
the spigot on a beer keg
Hook the hose up to the spigot behind the house.
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One seawall seemed to be disgorging a steady stream of liquid into the river, as if connected to a spigot.
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The spigot makes our 1.5-gallon glass drink dispenser easy to use for dispensing your favorite beverages.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
This can also keep the end of the garden hose from getting stuck on the spigot.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
Rain barrel accessories, like tubing, lids, and spigots, can also be damaged by cold weather, while metal rain barrels won’t function once temperatures drop below freezing.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The spigot makes our 1.5-gallon glass drink dispenser easy to use for dispensing your favorite beverages.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
This can also keep the end of the garden hose from getting stuck on the spigot.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
Rain barrel accessories, like tubing, lids, and spigots, can also be damaged by cold weather, while metal rain barrels won’t function once temperatures drop below freezing.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spigot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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