Date:  Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:16:53 -0500

From:  Molly Dickmeyer <dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JBLSMTP.PHL.LRPUB.COM>

Subject: Re: Piggin (Bucket) -Reply



My grandfather (in PA Appalachians) reserved ``piggin'' for the

buckets he made to collect sap from maple trees. He also whittled the

spouts, so they had a doohickey (technical term) on top to hold the

bucket at a bit of an angle so it was a bit quicker to pour the sap

into the big buckets he carried on either end of a yoke. Wish I could

draw a thumbnail sketch on e-mail. This is the only type of usage I

ever heard, as opposed to the broader container definitions others

are posting from DARE research.



Molly

dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]phl.lrpub.com