pigg
pigg · piggs
A pigginA piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”).
/pɪɡ/
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”).
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (“a container for wine; the hide of a pig used as a wineskin”), from pigge (“pig”). More at pig.
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