adjutage
noun
ad·ju·tage
variants or ajutage
ˈa-jə-tij,
ə-ˈjü-
plural -s
: a tube or nozzle attached to facilitate or regulate the discharge of water (as in a fountain) or other fluids
Word History
Etymology
alteration (influenced by ad-) of earlier ajutage, literally, adjustment, from Middle French ajustage, from ajuster to adjust + -age
First Known Use
1686, in the meaning defined above