spight ( gh silent)

(SPECHT.] spig-nel, subst . [A corrupt. of spike nail (q. v.).] A common name for plants of the genus Athamanta. spig-nět, s . [A corrupt. of spikenard (q. v.).] Bot.: Aralia racemosa. spig-ot, * spig-got, *spig-otte, * speg-et, *spyk-ette, s . [Irish & Gael. spiocard , dim in. of spice a spike (q. v.); Wel. ysbigod =a spigot; ysbig 3792 =a spike. All from Lat. spica a spike.] A pin or peg used to stop a vent or to command the opening through a faucet; a spile. "Then take out the spiggot with your left hand, and clap the point of it into your mouth." -Swift : Directions to the Butler.