# Plumbing term for a garden hose spigot?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304 "2009-07-17T04:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/1 "2009-07-17T04:10:06Z")

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Is there an official plumbing term for the hose spigot, like the ones outside most houses to attach a garden hose? - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/2 "2009-07-17T04:18:28Z")

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Hose bib

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**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/3 "2009-07-17T05:00:04Z")

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> [@Jinx](#):
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> Is there an official plumbing term for the hose spigot, like the ones outside most houses to attach a garden hose? - Jinx

Hose Bib

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/4 "2009-07-17T05:43:08Z")

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Unofficially, most folks around here just call them faucets…

When you are standing outside with a garden hose, they get the idea…

YMMV 😉

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**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/5 "2009-07-17T08:46:58Z")

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Stand pipe

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/6 "2009-07-17T12:04:23Z")

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[Sill Cock](http://www.usahardware.com/inet/shop/item/80540/icn/20-625103/bk_mueller/108_013.htm)

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**Author:** ![Moonshiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Moonshiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonshiner)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-term-for-a-garden-hose-spigot/503304/7 "2009-07-17T12:22:12Z")

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Sillcock (one word) if it comes out of the wall of your house.

[Hydrant](http://www.plumbingsupply.com/woodfordyardhydrants.html) if it’s out in the lawn or garden.