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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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Once the spigot is opened, there’s no shutting it off.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
One spigot is useful to fill watering cans and a second one can connect to a hose.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
The second spigot, Measure A, is split into two buckets.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The Colorado Trail Foundation worried about water spigots and pit toilets at trailheads.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 12 May 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
One spigot is useful to fill watering cans and a second one can connect to a hose.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
The second spigot, Measure A, is split into two buckets.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The Colorado Trail Foundation worried about water spigots and pit toilets at trailheads.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for spigot
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spigot. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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