"biggin" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe",
          "text": "[…] my brain has been topsy-turvy, they say, ever since the biggin was bound first round my head; so turning me upside down may peradventure restore it again.",
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          "ref": "1629, Philip Massinger, Nathan Field, The Picture",
          "text": "An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.",
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        "A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood."
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        "(archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood."
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        "An official's hood or coif."
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        "(historical) An official's hood or coif."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪɡɪn/"
    }
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  "word": "biggin"
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        "A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured."
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          "strainer",
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          "perforated",
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          "metallic",
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          "vessel",
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          "ground",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɪɡɪn/"
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          "text": "An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.",
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        "A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood."
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        "(archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood."
      ],
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        "An official's hood or coif."
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        "(historical) An official's hood or coif."
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    {
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      "word": "bigging"
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