1. wigan - Noun
2. wigan - Verb
3. Wigan - Proper noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI confidently expect that we shall continue to be grouped with mothers-in-law and Wigan Pier as one of the recognized objects of ridicule. Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
After the crash, Gerald Krasner, an insolvency practitioner who has become prominent again as the Wigan Athletic administrator, took over with partners to try to keep Leeds out of a similar fate. Source: Internet
A passer-by bravely rescued Ms Belshaw's terrified daughter by smashing into the locked house in Billinge, Wigan, with a hammer. Source: Internet
At the same time, the communist Daily Worker was running an attack on The Road to Wigan Pier, misquoting Orwell as saying "the working classes smell"; a letter to Gollancz from Orwell threatening libel action brought a stop to this. Source: Internet
Approaching yesterday’s match against Swansea, Super Eagles International Semi Ajayi said that they will do all they could to get maximum points after their shock loss to Leon Balogun’s Wigan last week. Source: Internet
And while the recriminations and investigations into their behaviour go on, Wigan are now left facing a bleak few weeks as they fight for their future. Source: Internet