malkin
an untidy woman; slattern.
a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.
a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.
a cat.
a hare.
Origin of malkin
1- Also mawkin.
Words Nearby malkin
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How to use malkin in a sentence
If you doubt it, I urge you to spend a little while on Michelle malkin's timeline (not too long, it's not good for anyone).
Even Michelle malkin's Twitchy.com devoted time to cataloguing praise for the venerable Cramer.
Fire-breathing right-winger Michelle malkin, for one, called you a “clown.”
Donald Trump’s Latest Challenge to Obama Renders Him Irrelevant | Lloyd Grove | October 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPajamas Media and Free Republic and Michelle malkin, none of which I'll link to, kept this thing going for a long time.
She lists Margaret Thatcher, Michelle malkin, and Sarah Palin as three people she admires.
Dana Loesch: On Twitter, the Tea Party, and Her Rise in Media | Tricia Romano | March 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dr. and Mrs. malkin's sons were my brother's school and college mates.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann KembleI have thought lately that I ought to make some enquiry about Arthur malkin, who was always very kind to me.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes | Edward FitzGeraldAt Aberedwy, malkin saw a large yew tree in the churchyard under which as many as sixty couples had been seen dancing at once.
British Goblins | Wirt SikesAnd none of your guerrier nodding and bravado, Mister malkin, at me, if you please.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete | George MeredithThe most probable derivation of the word is, that malkin is a diminutive of mal, abbreviated from Mary, now commonly written Moll.
British Dictionary definitions for malkin
/ (ˈmɔːkɪn, ˈmɔːl-, ˈmæl-) /
Origin of malkin
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