pipkin
a small, earthen pot.
British Dialect. a piggin.
Origin of pipkin
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How to use pipkin in a sentence
Boil the oil and soap together in a pipkin, and then gradually stir in the sand and lemon-juice.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyNathaniel pipkin had ocular demonstration of the fact, that the rumours of old Lobbs's treasures were not exaggerated.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles DickensDear old pipkin is better off away from her; but I do miss her and will never forgive that woman.
Daisy | Miranda Eliot SwanShe killed pipkin, my mother's cat, just as soon as she came.
Daisy | Miranda Eliot SwanHe set a great pipkin of water to heat, brought out a clean robe of white wool, a jelab like his own, and made some tea.
Rest Harrow | Maurice Hewlett
British Dictionary definitions for pipkin
/ (ˈpɪpkɪn) /
a small metal or earthenware vessel
another name for piggin
Origin of pipkin
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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