piggin

Example Sentences

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"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

She had hung the little wooden piggin under the drip of the spring and it was full and running over.

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.

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.

She held the piggin with one arm encircled about it, and with the other hand she clutched the plaid shawl around her throat.

From The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles