Piggin

Quick meaning: Piggin is a noun meaning (dialect) 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.

Meaning

(dialect) 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.

Example Sentences

At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.

Word Forms

• piggins

Synonyms for piggin

Depending on context, synonyms include pig, pigg.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pigging, pail, lading-can, hobbock, piggle, stop.

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