laggin

or lag·en, lag·gen, leg·len

[ lag-uhn ]

/ ˈlæg ən /

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noun Scot. and North England.

Usually laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.

the inner angle of a wooden dish, formed by the meeting of the sides and bottom.

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Origin of laggin

1580–90; lagg (<Old Norse lǫggr stave) + -in, variant of -ing³

Words nearby laggin

laggard, laggardly, laggen, laggen-gird, lagger, laggin, lagging, Laghouat, lag line, -lagnia, lagniappe

How to use laggin in a sentence

When he gied the word, hieland foot was never slow and hieland bluid was never laggin'.
St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles
Josh growled, glaring fiercely; 'it was 'im as put me away for my laggin'!
A Child of the Jago|Arthur Morrison