The space between the spigot and hub is half filled with oakum or dry hemp.
These joints are made as follows: the spigot end of one pipe is inserted into the enlarged end, or the "hub," of the next pipe.
Instead of lead, the space between the socket and spigot is filled in with an iron cement consisting of 98 parts of cast-iron borings, 1 part of flowers of sulphur, and 1 part of sal ammoniac.
Putting in the spigot when the can was full, she was proceeding to carry it up the old stairs belonging to the gateway, above which lived one of the minor canons, when the first shout of the college boys broke upon her ear.
The water was drawn out by means of a contrivance called a spigot and faucet, and she was stooping over this, filling a can.
When they have put in a good quantity, they open the spigot to let out the water, and when the oil begins to come presently stop it.
They gather it up with ladles and put it in a barrel set on end, which hath a spigot just at the bottom.
Fortunately, however, the little girl had nearly closed it before the quart measure was quite full, and not so much of the molasses had run out on the floor as might have if the spigot had been wide open all the while.
For the molasses, running out of the spigot which Sue had not been able to close, had overflowed the quart measure, and was now spreading itself out in a sticky pool on the floor.
Peter the Graybeard, as he rushed pell-mell up the steps, with the spigot in his hand.
A sherd which preserves parts of the base and lower body wall has a hole in which a spigot could be inserted (USNM 59.
Base sherd from unglazed red-earthenware water cooler, with spigot hole.
Ned's little companion lifted a goblin cup to catch the drops of delicious looking pink juice which began to drip slowly from the spigot when the Gnome carefully turned the handle.
A large wooden spigot protruded from one side and over it leaned a Gnome, who had climbed upon the vine in order to reach the handle.
When the juyce hath been there twelve hours, draw it by the spigot (the fat inclining that way, as if it were a little tilted) into a barrel; which must not be full by about two fingers.
Let them lie about three weeks, after they are gathered; Then stamp and strain them in the Ordinary way, into a woodden fat that hath a spigot three or four fingers breadth above the bottom.
After twenty four hours draw of it, to see if it be clear, by the settling of all dregs, above which your spigot must be.
Tommy, pleased with the praise of being so quick in bringing the water, had taken out the spigot of the cask, and drawn it all off.
Ready also took care, by degrees, to fill the large water-butt full of water, and had fixed into the bottom a spigot for drawing the water off.
Spigot and faucet joint, a joint for uniting pipes, formed by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting, into a socket at the end of another.
The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.
Wada also had in his command the 1st Independent Heavy Mortar Regiment, which fired the 320mm spigot mortar earlier encountered by Marines on Iwo Jima.
Cephas put the gallon measure under the spigot of the molasses hogshead and turned on the tap.
You stupid, stupid Cephas, how could you leave the molasses spigot turned on?
Having put this question, Alfaretta walked to the sink and turned the spigot over her own hand, which suddenly felt soiled by contact with the Chinaman's shoulder.
The latter bears on its inner side a single spigot (fig.
The lower spigot (b) on the middle spinneret often assists in laying down a foundation line when extra strength is required.
After the insertion of the spigot into the socket, a ring, 3 in.
They got the wooden spigot from the vinegar-barrel in the cellar and inserted it.
As the spigot could not be budged with a hammer, Butterwick concluded to bore it out with the auger; and meanwhile his wife's uncle stirred the fire.
Then he said he thought the reason the sap didn't come was that there ought to be a kind of spigot in the hole, so as to let it run off easily.
He turned the handle of the spigot again, tipped the barrel, unable to understand.
Noll went down into the storeroom to fill his bottle; and the spigot on the whiskey barrel gasped and failed.
Dodd" saw the old man coming, and realizing something of the situation, he began to beat a retreat, taking the spigot with him.
The jerks on the reins drew the spigot from its place, and the first he knew it was dangling in the air over the end of the barrel.
He fastened the bridle to the spigot and mounted in hot haste, kicking his little heels into the bleached staves, and plying the riding whip like a young fury.
