Biggin
Biggin ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French béguin, prob. from the cap worn by the Béguines. Compare Beguine, Biggon.]
A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.
An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.
Biggin , noun
A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.
Biggin , noun
[Old English bigging. See Big, Bigg, transitive verb]
A building. [Obsolete]
Also: Bigging