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Spigot vs Spinneret - What's the difference?

spigot | spinneret |

As nouns the difference between spigot and spinneret

is that spigot is a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask while spinneret is the organ a spider uses to spin its web.

spigot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask
  • The plug of a faucet or cock.
  • A faucet. (Appalachian)

    • spinneret

    English

    (wikipedia spinneret)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The organ a spider uses to spin its web.
  • A multipored device through which a plastic polymer melt is extruded into fibers.

    • Related terms

    * spinnerette * spinnerule