A small enclosed piece of land; a paddock, a close.

More fully "pingle-pan". A small metal pan or shallow cooking pot, usually having a long handle; a saucepan.

To exert oneself, work hard or laboriously; to struggle, especially against adversity; to toil for a living.

(In passive). Scottish. To be hard-pressed; to be troubled, worried, or oppressed.

To pick at or play with one's food; to eat with little appetite, nibble.

To pick at or toy with (one's food).