piggin
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A hoppergrass, one sunny day, Turning hand-springs amid the hay, O'erleaped himself, and fell into A piggin of good apple brew.
From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various
"And I," said another, "am indebted to the thief o' hell for the loss of as good a cow as ever filled a piggin."
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
When I gave it to Flora to fill, she said, "him name Harriet"—whether intended as a compliment to me or to the piggin I could not understand.
From Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) by Pearson, Elizabeth Ware
He brought them water to the fence in a piggin, and with a wavering hand served it out in a gourd.
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
Aunt Nancy, expecting this, had used up in cooking all that had been brought: consequently her daughter had to take the piggin and go to the spring after a fresh supply.
From Stories Of Georgia by Harris, Joel Chandler
