ˈspiddock north. dial.
Also 7 spidick, 9 spiddick.
[Alteration of spigot n.]
A spigot.
| 1629 Vestry Bks. (Surtees) 298 For a spidick and a cannell, 1d. 1685 G. M[eriton] Praise of Yorksh. Ale 15 Then out they pulled the Tapps, And stuck the Spiddocks finely in their Hats. 1825 Brockett N.C. Gloss., Spiddick-and-fawcet, a wooden instrument used as a substitute for a cock to let out liquors. 1849– in dial. glossaries (Durh., Lanc., Yks., Cumbld.). |