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Pigging vs Piggin - What's the difference?

pigging | piggin |

As nouns the difference between pigging and piggin

is that pigging is the action of the verb to pig while piggin is 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. It was used on farms for scattering grain for the chickens, slopping the hogs, as a one-handed milk bucket, and as a grain scoop.

As an adjective pigging

is damned (used as a mild intensive).

As a verb pigging

is present participle of lang=en.

pigging

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Damned (used as a mild intensive ).
    • I can't get this pigging computer to work.

    Synonyms

    * blasted, blooming, confounded, damned

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to pig .

    • Verb

    (head)

    • piggin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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. It was used on farms for scattering grain for the chickens, slopping the hogs, as a one-handed milk bucket, and as a grain scoop.
  • * 1899 , .
    • At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.

    Synonyms

    * pig, pigg