# up the spout

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. Broken; not functional or workable; kaput.
2. In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
3. Pregnant.
4. At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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