Spigot (noun) – a device that controls the flow of liquid from a large container.
This was found in “Beloved,” on page 237, in the center of the page. “Does it hit the pump handle first or the spigot?”
Sethe was looking outside of the window and wanted to know what the sun was doing to the day. She wanted to know if it hit the pump handle or the device that controls the flow of liquid from a large container.