Meanings
noun
- ScotlandEnough to fill a pig (earthenware pot or jar).
After that she made one pigful of ranker poison; but the pot was broken by the way, and it was again all spilled.
1862, The St. James's Magazine, volume 3, page 3031 more example
John returning home with a pigful of buttermilk, saw two bulls fighting, and in the attempt to help the one, got knocked by the other, besides having his legs broken and the milk spilled.
1873, The humorous chap-books of Scotland, John Fraser, page 259
Origin
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