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A.Word.A.Day--spigotPronunciation: WAV or RealAudiospigot (SPIG-uht) noun 1. A faucet. 2. A wooden faucet placed in the bunghole of a cask. 3. The vent plug of a cask. [Middle English, perhaps from Old French *espigot, diminutive of Old Provencal espiga, ear of grain, from Latin spica.] "Strong regional development could help shut the spigot on Indiana's brain drain ...." New Economic Development Chief in Indianapolis Has Regional View, Knight Ridder Open, Apr 19, 2000. This week's theme: words with animals.
X-BonusMath anxiety: an intense lifelong fear of two trains approaching each other at speeds of 60 and 80 MPH. -Rick Bayan
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