What does "biggin" mean?
Biggin: A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.A building. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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