Spout
- Spout
- Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See
{Spout}, v. t.]
1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip,
pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind
through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is
conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the
spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the
roof of a building. --Addison. ``A conduit with three
issuing spouts.'' --Shak.
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In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is
contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir
T. Browne.
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From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.
--Pope.
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2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a
receptacle.
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3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when
rising in a column; also, a waterspout.
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{To put up the spout}, {To shove up the spout}, or {To pop up
the spout}, to pawn or pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in
allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the
ticketed articles. [Cant]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Spout — sPout. Gründung 1998 Genre Crossover Website http://www.spout.biz Gründungsmitglieder Gesang Stefan Unterweger Gitarre, Gesang Aaron Schüssl … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… … English World dictionary
Spout — (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.] 1. To throw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — spout·ed; spout·er; spout; spout·ing; spout·less; spout·man; … English syllables
spout — (v.) early 14c., related to M.Du. spoiten to spout, N.Fris. spütji spout, squirt, Swed. sputa to spout, and probably M.Du. spuwen to spit (see SPEW (Cf. spew)). Meaning to talk, declaim is recorded from 1610s. The noun is first recorded late 14c … Etymology dictionary
Spout — Spout, v. i. 1. To issue with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery. [1913 Webster] All the glittering hill Is bright with spouting rills. Thomson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — ► NOUN 1) a projecting tube or lip through or over which liquid can be poured from a container. 2) a stream of liquid issuing with great force. 3) a pipe, trough, or chute for conveying liquid, grain, etc. ► VERB 1) send out or flow forcibly in a … English terms dictionary
.sPout — sPout. Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Crossover Gründung 1998 Website http://www.spout.biz … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [v1] spurt, emit cascade, discharge, eject, erupt, expel, exude, gush, jet, pour, roll, shoot, spill, spray, squirt, stream, surge; concept 179 Ant. drain spout [v2] talk forcefully boast, brag, chatter, declaim, expatiate, go on, gush, harangue … New thesaurus
spout — index exude, outflow, outlet, outpour, recite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
