BIGGIN

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.

2.
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.