luggien.
/ˈlʌɡi/, U.S. /ˈləɡi/, Scottish English /ˈlʌɡɪ/ Scottish.
A small wooden vessel with a ‘lug’ or handle.
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1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. ii Beech luggies mingle, On skelfs forgainst the door.
1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 162 In order, on the clean hearth-stane, The Luggies three are ranged.
1876 C. Gibbon Robin Gray xxxvii Two strapping lassies..preparing the luggies..for the evening's milk.
1901 R. Anderson Hist. Kilsyth iv. 30 There were ‘luggies’ in the morning filled with porridge.
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