spigot

spigot
[ˈspɪgət]
noun
  1. a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask
    (桶的)塞子
  2. (US)a tap
    (美)(水)龙头
    ■a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap
    龙头中控制水流的装置
  3. the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one
    (管子的)插端
语源
  1. Middle English: perhaps an alteration of Provençal espigou(n), from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spicum, variant of spica (see spica)
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