Biggin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɪɡɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biggin is a noun meaning A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.
Meaning
A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.
More Meanings
- A drinking vessel for ale or beer; possibly a tankard.
- (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
- (historical) An official's hood or coif.
Example Sentences
An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.
‘That silver biggin holds coffee, and there are cups on the lower tier of the cart.’
Oswald's wife then put before him a large pie, and some wheaten bread, with a biggin of good beer.
[…] my brain has been topsy-turvy, they say, ever since the biggin was bound first round my head; so turning me upside down may peradventure restore it again.
Word Forms
- biggins
- bigging
Related Words
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