piggin
Americannoun
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Dialect. a small wooden pail or tub with a handle formed by continuing one of the staves above the rim.
noun
Etymology
Origin of piggin
First recorded in 1545–55; perhaps akin to pig 2
Example Sentences
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He brought them water to the fence in a piggin, and with a wavering hand served it out in a gourd.
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
There was a noggin, a piggin, a churn, a homemade chair; there was a quilt from a grandmother and a pioneer cradle—a mere trough scooped out of a walnut log.
From The Choir Invisible by Allen, James Lane
"A say if ever a piggin was in sore need o' a new link, 'tis that one," saith she.
From A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales by Rives, Amélie
Picking up a cedar piggin, she stepped from the porch toward the meek voice that had answered her.
From A Cumberland Vendetta by Fox, John
"And I," said another, "am indebted to the thief o' hell for the loss of as good a cow as ever filled a piggin."
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
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