"bigging" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biggings [plural]
Etymology: From big + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|big|ing}} big + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} bigging (plural biggings)
  1. (obsolete) A home. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bigging-en-noun-6P-4QyxW
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) A building, especially an outbuilding. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-bigging-en-noun-nvhjpSRH Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  3. Alternative form of biggin (“coffee pot with strainer”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: biggin (extra: coffee pot with strainer)
    Sense id: en-bigging-en-noun-1tFebs-3

Verb

Etymology: From big + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|big|ing}} big + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bigging
  1. present participle and gerund of big Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: big
    Sense id: en-bigging-en-verb-XAE0tKon Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 21 30 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 9 23 20 48

Inflected forms

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