spout

Definition

A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "I dropped my china teapot, and its spout broke."
• "I put a spout in the maple tree to collect its sap"
• "A spout of blood flew from his mouth, spattering Smichov's linen trousers."