Jun 23, 2019 · I don't think this explanation works. As Peter Shor says in on comment on the earlier question about spicket/spigot, we don't hear the same variation with most other words with ck or g: …

But why in blue blazes does seemingly everyone pronounce "spigot" as "spicket"? AFAIK, there is no logic to it. Is there any background to this I'm unaware of, or underlying reason why this would be the …

Mar 14, 2015 · I would swap (1) and (2), but otherwise the same. There are specializations: nozzles expel water under pressure, and therefore are attached to hoses. Tap has a secondary meaning …

**spicket** > Definition of *spicket* > > *chiefly South & Midland* [Middle USA] : **spigot** ( [Merriam Webster] [1])

Someone recently indicated that some European communities call this a "hostess beverage dispenser" or just a "hostess". The latter seems most colloquial, but also more toward an actual specific name, …

**spicket** [Merriam Webster] [1] spicket (noun) > Definition of spicket > > chiefly South & Middle USA : **spigot** a. spicket (6.38%) b. spigot (66.89%)

Spicket or spigot? I recently was making a list and for the first time using a digital device, typed in what I grew up referring to an outdoor faucet 'spicket' as into my iPad.