as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid the plumber has installed a new spigot over the kitchen sink

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Recent Examples on the Web So the pipes are above-ground and people go to the spigots to fill their water containers? Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 In the darkness before dawn, Yang Xingping opens the spigot of a huge, hissing tank, sending steaming hot water gushing into a big white thermos with a cork stopper. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024 Astra's stock price tanked after the spate of launch failures, drying up its funding spigot as Kemp tried to pivot toward a slightly larger, more reliable rocket. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024 Getting water out of the spigot is fine, but there’s something really civilized about having running water on demand at your campsite. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spigot 

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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spigot. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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