pipkin

[pip-kin]

noun

1. a small, earthen pot.

2. British Dialect.,  a piggin.

pipkin

/ ˈpɪpkɪn /

noun

1. a small metal or earthenware vessel

2. another name for piggin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipkin¹

1555–65; perhaps pipe ² + -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipkin¹

C16: perhaps a diminutive of _pipe ²; see _-kin

Example Sentences

Growing up in foster care, Pipkin met Charlett Shoecraft at Greater New Bethel Baptist Church and created such a bond that Pipkin returned to Seattle during the summer to be a part of EYFO’s Summer Leadership program.

From Seattle Times

“It definitely changed my life and built the career I have now,” said Pipkin, who graduated from Legacy High School in Las Vegas, the University of Nevada-Reno and Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law in 2021.

From Seattle Times

Over the past five years, Pipkin says, he’s made $400,000 using PredictIt.

From Washington Post

But there are thousands of obsessives like Pipkin for whom PredictIt can be more than just a hobby or even a job, it can be a lifestyle.

From Washington Post

In 2016, Jason Pipkin was working in a biology lab at Brandeis University, authoring papers with titles such as “Mapping the mind of a fly,” when he first heard of PredictIt.

From Washington Post