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biggin | bigfin |

As a noun biggin

is (archaic) a child's cap; (figuratively ) childhood or biggin can be a coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.

As an adjective bigfin is

used to describe various creatures with large fins.

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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    bigfin

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Used to describe various creatures with large fins.

    • Derived terms

    * bigfin eelpout * bigfin squid