adjutage
noun
ad·ju·tage
\ˈa-jə-tij, ə-ˈjü-\
variants: or
ajutage
\ˈa-jə-tij, ə-ˈjü-\Definition of adjutage
-s
: a tube or nozzle attached to facilitate or regulate the discharge of water (as in a fountain) or other fluids
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Origin and Etymology of adjutage
alteration (influenced by ad-) of earlier ajutage, literally, adjustment, from Middle French ajustage, from ajuster to adjust + -age
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