"thigging" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thiggings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English thyggynge (“ingestion, consumption; begging”), equivalent to thig + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thyggynge|t=ingestion, consumption; begging}} Middle English thyggynge (“ingestion, consumption; begging”), {{suf|en|thig|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} thig + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thigging (countable and uncountable, plural thiggings)
  1. (now chiefly Scotland) Begging. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thigging-en-noun-l4DcLgbn Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thigging
  1. present participle and gerund of thig Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: thig
    Sense id: en-thigging-en-verb-yDfDaZ4M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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