malkin

[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]
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nounBritish Dialect.
  1. an untidy woman; slattern.

  2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.

  1. a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.

  2. a cat.

  3. a hare.

Origin of malkin

1
1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin

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malkin

/ (ˈmɔːkɪn, ˈmɔːl-, ˈmæl-) /


noun
  1. an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin

  2. a variant of mawkin

Origin of malkin

1
C13: diminutive of Maud

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