piggin
[pig-in]
noun
Dialect. a small wooden pail or tub with a handle formed by continuing one of the staves above the rim.
Origin of piggin
First recorded in 1545–55; perhaps akin to pig2
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Related Words for piggin
bucket, vessel, receptacle, can, piggin, cask, cauldron, cistern, spa, tank, vatExamples from the Web for piggin
Historical Examples of piggin
Every bowl, tray, warming-pan, and piggin has gone to the mines.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and CaliforniaBrevet Col. J.C. Fremont
I told him the dingey was nearly swamped, and he reached me a piggin.
The Island of Doctor MoreauH. G. Wells
When she reached Lonesome Cove she found the piggin where she had hid it, and milked the cow in haste.
'way Down In Lonesome CoveCharles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
As she came up the slope with the piggin on her head, her husband was looking down from the porch with a lowering brow.
'way Down In Lonesome CoveCharles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.
The Conjure WomanCharles W. Chesnutt
piggin
noun
Word Origin for piggin
C16: origin unknown
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