Spig"nel (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Spickenel.
Spig"net (?), n. [Corrupted fr. spikenard.] (Bot.) An aromatic plant of
America. See Spikenard.
Spig"ot (?), n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a
spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.] A pin or peg used to stop the
vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.
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.
Spi*gur"nel (?), n. (Eng. Law) Formerly the title of the sealer of
writs in chancery. Mozley & W.
Spike (?), n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker,
Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. spk; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an
ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of
a wheel. Cf. Spine.] 1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of
pointed iron set with points upward or outward.