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bigging

[ big-in ]

/ ˈbɪg ɪn /

noun Scot. and North England.

a building, especially one's home.

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Origin of bigging

First recorded in 1200–50, bigging is from the Middle English word biging.See big², -ing¹

Words nearby bigging

bigg, big game, bigger, biggie, biggin, bigging, biggish, biggity, big government, Biggs, big gun

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Example sentences from the Web for bigging

With man and woman, horn and hoof, And bigging for the homestead roof.
The Norsemen in the West|R.M. Ballantyne
So some one must be bigging it, or folks would all sing very small.
Master Skylark|John Bennett
He has mair sense than to ca' anything about the bigging his ain, frae the rooftree down to a crackit trencher on the bink.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
The long words are delivered without the slightest bungling; and 'bigging' finished to its last g.
The Crown of Wild Olive|John Ruskin

The long words are delivered without the slightest bungling; and "bigging" finished to its last g.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Ruskin