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单词 piggin
释义

piggin

English

Etymology

Origin obscure (possibly Celtic) but dates back at least to the 14th century.Scots; compare Scottish Gaelic pigean, diminutive of pigeadh, pige (an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot), Irish pigín, pighead, Welsh piccyn.

Noun

piggin (plural piggins)

  1. (dialectal) 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.
    • 1899, Charles W. Chesnutt, The Goophered Grapevine.
      At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.
    Synonyms: pig, pigg
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