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spout

UK/spaʊt/ US/spʌʊt/ uncommon dated slang
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

  • “water gushed forth”
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2.

noun

1.

an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

Origin

From Middle English spouten, from Middle Dutch spoiten, spouten (> Dutch spuiten (“to spout”)), from Old Dutch *spūten, *spīuten, *spīwetten, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwatjaną. Compare Swedish spruta (“squirt, syringe”). See also spit, spew.

Phrases

  • lick spout
  • sea spout
  • spout off
  • spout out
  • up the spout

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