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malkin definition

mal·kin (mô′kin)

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal a slovenly or sluttish woman
  2. a mop
  3. a scarecrow
  4. a hare
  5. a cat

Etymology: ME malkyn, orig. dim. of Malde, Maud, dim. of Matilda

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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