riggot

English

Etymology

From obsolete French rigot (“canal”), from Middle French rigole.

Noun

riggot (plural riggots)

  1. (dialectal, England) A channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater.
    • 1822, Tim Bobbin, The Lancashire Dialect; Or, The Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown ... to which is Added Lancashire Hob and Quack Doctor, Also a Glossary, Etc, page 19:
      [I] puncht him into th' riggot; un ill grim'd, un deet th' lad wur for shure  […]
    • 1887, Manchester Literary Club, Papers ..., page 18:
      and the trenches between the butts are called reans, or riggots. Where bye-lands do not exist the divisions are denoted by " mere " trees . White thorn and oak are the most usual , and sometimes large boulder stones , half sunk in the soil , serve the purpose . About six miles south […]

Synonyms

References

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. unabridged.merriam-webster.com (18 Nov 2012)

Scots

Noun

riggot (plural riggots)

  1. ridgeling
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