"lick-spigot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lick-spigots [plural]
Etymology: From lick + spigot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lick|spigot}} lick + spigot Head templates: {{en-noun}} lick-spigot (plural lick-spigots)
  1. (obsolete) A bartender, a tapster. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lick-spigot-en-noun-m563zDhR
  2. (obsolete) A woman who performs fellatio; a fellatrix. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lick-spigot-en-noun-VnyiGbJc Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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