piggin

Example Sentences

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Yu kant larn a piggin tew fli slo, nor a snail tew trot fast.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry 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

The quiver of her face showed that she was losing her self-control, and turning away, she took the cedar piggin, and went out to milk Brindle for the last time.

From St. Elmo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

Don't spec' you ebber did see a piggin.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

On a low shelf stood a great piggin of water, a fat yellow drinking gourd sticking out of it.

From Sally of Missouri by Young, Rose E. (Rose Emmet)