adjutage

noun

ad·​ju·​tage

variants or ajutage

ˈa-jə-tij,

ə-ˈjü-

plural -s

: a tube or nozzle attached to facilitate or regulate the discharge of water (as in a fountain) or other fluids

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by ad-) of earlier ajutage, literally, adjustment, from Middle French ajustage, from ajuster to adjust + -age

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

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