/
ˈspɪgət/
n.
- a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask.
- US a tap.
▸a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap.
- the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one.
Etymology
ME: perh. an alt. of Provençal espigou(n), from L. spiculum, dimin. of spicum, var. of spica (see spica).