biggin

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪɡɪn === Etymology 1 === From French béguin. Compare beguine. ==== Noun ==== biggin (plural biggins) (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood. (historical) An official's hood or coif. === Etymology 2 === Said to have been from the inventor's surname. ==== Alternative forms ==== bigging ==== 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. [from 18th c.] === Etymology 3 === Unknown ==== Noun ==== biggin (plural biggins) A drinking vessel for ale or beer; possibly a tankard. === Anagrams === gibing == Scots == === Noun === biggin (plural biggins) A building; a bigging.