A plain end of a pipe entering an enlargement (a ‘socket’ or ‘faucet’) of another as a means of forming a joint. Chiefly in attributive phrases, as…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] > specific joints > part of (5) spigot1797 A plain end of a pipe entering an enlargement (a ‘socket’ or ‘faucet’) of another as a means of forming a joint. Chiefly in attributive phrases, as… muff1875 Plumbing. A short hollow cylinder used to connect together two abutting pipes. Cf. muff coupling n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. pipe stopa1884 A plug in a pipe joint. welt1888 Technical uses. The lap or fold of a welted joint (see welted, adj. 4). See also sense 1. overcloak1896 Building and Plumbing. That part of the upper sheet of metal forming a joint on the flat (esp. in roofing), which extends beyond the joint itself. |
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