pipkin

American  

[pip-kin] / ˈpɪp kɪn /

noun

1. a small, earthen pot.

2. British Dialect. a piggin.

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pipkin British  

/ ˈpɪpkɪn /

noun

1. a small metal or earthenware vessel

2. another name for piggin

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Etymology

Origin of pipkin

1555–65; perhaps pipe ² + -kin

Example Sentences

But if the pipkin is pretty, and A or B breaks it, there is national loss; not otherwise.

From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John

The matron is watching a pipkin upon a slow fire.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various

Boil them for a few minutes in an earthen pipkin, and when cold, roll the mass between the hands and apply a little on a piece of white leather.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

Melt some rosin in a pipkin, dip the necks of the bottles into it, and set them in a cool dry place.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

The last pipkin of good liquor simmered upon the hearth, and, in short, it was now the very "sweet o' the night."

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry