mawkin

American  

[maw-kin] / ˈmɔ kɪn /

noun

1. malkin.

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mawkin British  

/ ˈmɔːkɪn /

noun

1. a variant of malkin

2. dialect

   1. a slovenly woman

   2. a scarecrow

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Example Sentences

This word is, probably, derived from slow and mawkin.

From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by Jennings, James

A cat: mawkin signifies a hare in Scotland.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

I never had no faith in t’owd mawkin of a thing.

From Will of the Mill by Fenn, George Manville

Forbye, I would rather walk ae mile on the hill wi' ye than twae, for ye gang up a brae-face like a mawkin!

From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John

But the doctor easily maintained his conversational supremacy over his academic hosts, who 'started not a single mawkin for us to pursue.'

From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)