malkin

[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. an untidy woman; slattern.
2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.
3. a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.
4. a cat.
5. a hare.

malkin

/ ˈmæl-; ˈmɔːkɪn; ˈmɔːl- /

noun

1. See grimalkin, cat
   an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin
2. See mawkin
   a variant of mawkin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

C13: diminutive of Maud

Example Sentences

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).

From The Daily Beast

Even Michelle Malkin's Twitchy.com devoted time to cataloguing praise for the venerable Cramer.

From The Daily Beast

Fire-breathing right-winger Michelle Malkin, for one, called you a “clown.”

From The Daily Beast

Pajamas Media and Free Republic and Michelle Malkin, none of which I'll link to, kept this thing going for a long time.

From The Daily Beast

She lists Margaret Thatcher, Michelle Malkin, and Sarah Palin as three people she admires.

From The Daily Beast

Dr. and Mrs. Malkin's sons were my brother's school and college mates.

From Project Gutenberg

I have thought lately that I ought to make some enquiry about Arthur Malkin, who was always very kind to me.

From Project Gutenberg

At Aberedwy, Malkin saw a large yew tree in the churchyard under which as many as sixty couples had been seen dancing at once.

From Project Gutenberg

And none of your guerrier nodding and bravado, Mister Malkin, at me, if you please.

From Project Gutenberg

The most probable derivation of the word is, that malkin is a diminutive of mal, abbreviated from Mary, now commonly written Moll.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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