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Webster 1913 Edition
Biggin
Big′gin
,Noun.
A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; – so called from Mr.
Biggin
, the inventor. Webster 1828 Edition
Biggin
BIG'GIN
, n.1.
A child's cap, or something worn about the head.2.
A building.Definition 2024
biggin
biggin
English
Noun
biggin (plural biggins)
- (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
Noun
biggin (plural biggins)
- A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.