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riggots

riggots is the plural of riggot.

Meaning of riggot

Noun

riggot (plural riggots)

  1. (England, dialectal) 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
    Synonyms:
    gutter

Questions about riggots

What is riggots the plural of?
Riggots is the plural of riggot.

Words near riggots in the dictionary

  1. Riggleman
  2. Rigglemans
  3. riggles
  4. riggling
  5. riggot
  6. riggots
  7. riggs
  8. Riggs Creek
  9. Riggs' disease
  10. Riggsbee
  11. Riggsbees

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