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spigoting

spigoting is the present participle and gerund of spigot.

Meaning of spigot

Verb

spigot (third-person singular simple present spigots, present participle spigoting or spigotting, simple past and past participle spigoted or spigotted)

  1. (transitive) To block with a spigot.
    • Once a beach has been formed, spigoting would focus on directing the reclaim water pool toward the reclaim barge pumps.2002, Phoenix Project: Environmental Impact Statement, pages 2–31
  2. (transitive) To insert (a spigot).
    • Location of the cylinders is, of course, effected by spigoting their lower ends into the holes in the crankcase. Similarly, the cylinder heads are located by spigoting the upper ends of the cylinders into them.1956, The Automobile Engineer, volume 46, page 118

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Questions about spigoting

What is spigoting the present participle and gerund of?
Spigoting is the present participle and gerund of spigot.

Words near spigoting in the dictionary

  1. spignets
  2. spigot
  3. spigot algorithm
  4. spigot algorithms
  5. spigoted
  6. spigoting
  7. spigots
  8. spigotted
  9. spigotties
  10. spigotting
  11. spigotty

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