spicket vs spigot :

spicket vs spigot

spicket or spigot

Spigot is a faucet. It is known as a regulator for controlling the release, pressure, temperature of liquid (water) from a reservoir. 

"Water is dispensed from the machine, through the spigot."

Spicket though constantly said, pronounced and written is not an actual word.



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Definitions
  spigot
  • n  a plug for a bunghole in a cask
  • n  a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
News & Articles
  spicket
  • Memory Lane: Torrential rain couldn’t stop Owls, Salem
    The area was battered with close to nine inches of rain over a five-day period 15 years ago, causing the Spicket River in the Salem/Methuen area to overflow and postponing New Hampshire's state championship baseball and softball games five times. Wh
    June 23, 2013 - The Eagle-Tribune
  spigot
  • Churches using social media to spread the Gospel
    By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com The spigot providing living water to the masses is no longer relegated to Sunday morning worship services. Thanks to social media, access to the life-sustaining resource is available every day on a 24-7 basis. read more
    June 12, 2013 - Gaffney Ledger
  • Churches using social media to spread the Gospel
    By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com The spigot providing living water to the masses is no longer relegated to Sunday morning worship services. Thanks to social media, access to the life-sustaining resource is available every day on a 24-7 basis. read more
    June 12, 2013 - Gaffney Ledger
  • Volatile Markets Looking for Signs From Central Bank
    Stocks have become increasingly volatile in recent weeks, moving sharply higher or lower -- and then abruptly reversing -- at the slightest hint a central bank may tighten the spigot of easy money into the world's economies.
    June 11, 2013 - HispanicBusiness.com