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Biggin - What does it mean?

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biggin

English

Etymology 1

From French ''. Compare ''beguine .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively ) childhood.
  • :* 1819': “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.” — Walter Scott, ''Ivanhoe
  • * Massinger
    • An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.
  • (historical) An official's hood or coif.
  • Coffee pot that has separate areas for heating the coffee and water.
  • A building; a bigging.

    • Etymology 2

    From the inventor's surname.

    Alternative forms

    * bigging

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.

    • Anagrams

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    Not English

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