Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPOUT, n. [D. spuit, a spout, spuiten, to spout. In G. spützen is to spit, and spotten is to mock, banter, sport. These are of one family; spout retaining nearly the primary and literal meaning. Class Bd. See Bud and Pout.]

1. A pipe, or a projecting mouth of a vessel, useful in directing the stream of a liquid poured out; as, the spout of a pitcher, of a tea pot or water pot.
2. A pipe conducting water from another pipe, or from a trough on a house.
3. A violent discharge of water raised in a column at sea, like a whirlwind, or by a whirlwind. [See Water-spout.]