riggot
riggot noun: a channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater.
Noun
riggot (plural riggots)
- A channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater.
- [I] puncht him into th' riggot; un ill grim'd, un deet th' lad wur for shure […]1822, Tim Bobbin, The Lancashire Dialect; Or, The Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown ... to which is Added Lancashire Hob and Quack Doctor, Also a Glossary, Etc, page 19
- and the trenches between the butts are called reans, or riggots. Where bye-lands do not exist the divisions are denoted by " mere " trees . White thorn and oak are the most usual , and sometimes large boulder stones , half sunk in the soil , serve the purpose . About six miles south[…]1887, Manchester Literary Club, Papers ..., page 18
- Synonyms:
- gutter
Synonyms of riggot
Forms of riggot
| plural | riggots |
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Origin of riggot
From obsolete French rigot (“canal”), from Middle French rigole.
Questions about riggot
- What does riggot mean?
- Riggot means a channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater.
- What part of speech is riggot?
- Riggot is a noun.
- What is the plural of riggot?
- The plural of riggot is riggots.
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