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Piggins

Scope note

Small, wooden vessels shaped like buckets but which have one extended stave to serve as a handle. Also glass, silver, or other dishes of this form, especially those used for butter, sugar, milk, or cream.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000196771

Broader Terms used

vessels

Term used for

piggin, milking

Equivalent Terms used

piggin

Created

13yrs ago

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