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malkin
[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]
/ ˈmɔ kɪn, ˈmɔl-, ˈmæl- /
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noun British Dialect.
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.
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Origin of malkin
Words nearby malkin
Malinowski, malinterdigitation, Malipiero, Maliseet, malison, malkin, mall, mallam, mallanders, mallard, Mallarmé
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malkin
/ (ˈmɔːkɪn, ˈmɔːl-, ˈmæl-) /
noun
Word Origin for malkin
C13: diminutive of Maud
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