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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Biggin \Big"gin\, n. [F. b['e]guin, prob. from the cap worn by the B['e]guines. Cf {Beguine}, {Biggon}.] A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. --Massinger. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Biggin \Big"gin\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Biggin \Big"gin\, Bigging \Big"ging\, n. [OE. bigging. See {Big}, {Bigg}, v. t.] A building. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: biggin n : a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
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