Sparger

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sprinkler; usually, a cup with a perforated lid, or a pipe with a perforated nozle, used for damping paper, clothes, etc.
  • noun. In brewing, a perforated cylinder, or a series of disks, for discharging hot water in a fine shower over grain falling into a mash-tub.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a liquid; a sprinkler.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid.
  • Word Usage
    "The common central vessel from which the sparge-arms radiate is mounted in such a manner that it rotates automatically when a stream of water is admitted, so that a constant fine spray covers the whole tun when the sparger is in operation."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    barger  charger  larger  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sprinkler