Definitions For Piggin

Noun

PIGGIN (plural PIGGINs) (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. : Synonym: pig, pigg

Etymology

Origin obscure (possibly {{der, en, cel}}) but dates back at least to the 14th century. {{der, en, sco, -}}; compare {{cog, gd, pigean}}, diminutive of pigeadh, pige, t=an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot, {{cog, ga, pigín}}, pighead, {{cog, cy, piccyn}}.