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vent-peg [vent n.2] A small peg for inserting in the vent-hole of a cask; a spile.1707 Mortimer Husb. 573 Leaving your Vent-peg always open palls it [sc. March-beer]. Ibid. 574 If once you pull out the Vent-peg, to draw a Quantity at once. 1747–96 H. Glasse Cookery xxii. 349 Mind you have a vent-peg...
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spigot
spigot, n. (ˈspɪgət) Forms: α. 4, 6 spigote, 5 speget, 5–6 spygott(e, spygot, 6–7 spigott, 4– spigot. β. 7 spigget, spiggott, 7–9 spiggot. See also spicket1 and spiddock. [Of obscure history, but probably ad. early Prov. *espigot, f. espiga spike n.1 For the formation cf. mod.Prov. espigot (F. dial....
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spile
▪ I. † spile, n.1 Obs. rare. [Related to spile v.1 Cf. OFris., OS., OHG. spil (G. spiel, dial. spil, Du. spel, etc.).] Sport, play. (In fig. senses: cf. spile v.1 1 b.)c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 2977 Polheuedes, and froskes, & podes spile Bond harde egipte folc in sile [? read file = filth]. Ibid. 3462 Ðe ðr...
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vent
▪ I. vent, n.1 (vɛnt) Also 5 ventte, 5–6 vente. [Variant of fent n.] 1. An opening or slit in a garment, = fent n. 1; now spec. the slit in the back of a coat.c 1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iv. lviii. (1869) 203 She hadde..drawen out hire con brest bi þe vente of hire cote. 1459, a 1500 [see fent n. 1]. ...
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pall
▪ I. pall, n.1 (pɔːl) Forms: 1 pæll, 1, 4 pell, 3 pel, peal, 3–5 pelle, 3–7 pal, palle, 5 Sc. paulle, 5, 7 pale, 6 paule, pawl(e, Sc. paill, 3– pall. [OE. pæll, pęll ‘costly cloak or robe, purple robe, purple’, ad. L. palli-um pall, coverlet, curtain, cloak; a Greek cloak or mantle, the philosophers...
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