piggin

Etymology
Origin ; dates back at least to the 16th century English. Compare 🇨🇬, diminutive of, , 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  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 for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.

Derived terms

 * piggin bottoms