Wigan

(n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.

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• One ton of Wigan cannel coal yields 10,000 cubic feet, and gives a light equal to 747 lbs. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

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