piggin
/ˈpɪɡɪn/
piggin noun: a small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
Noun
piggin (plural piggins)
- A small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
- [H]e pulled out a little wooden stool, an' stud up upon it, and dipped a little piggen into the pitcher, an' tuk out the full av it, an' put it beside the stool, an' thin sot down undher the pitcher, an' begun to work at puttin' a heelpiece an a bit iv a brogue jist fittin' fur himsilf.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 373
- At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.1899, Charles W. Chesnutt, The Goophered Grapevine
piggin meaning in Bengali
piggin in Bengali
- ক্যান, হাতা
Synonyms of piggin
Forms of piggin
| plural | piggins |
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Origin of piggin
From Middle English pygyn, from pig (“container for wine”), possibly so named from being made of pigskin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pigean, diminutive of pigeadh, pige (“an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot”), Irish pigín, Welsh picyn.
Words formed from piggin
Questions about piggin
- What does piggin mean?
- Piggin means a small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
- What is piggin in Bengali?
- Piggin in Bengali is ক্যান, হাতা. See Piggin meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is piggin?
- Piggin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce piggin?
- Piggin is pronounced /ˈpɪɡɪn/.
- What is the plural of piggin?
- The plural of piggin is piggins.
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