malkin
[noun]
Synonyms: slattern, dowd, dowdy, drab, draggle-tail, slut, streel, traipse

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malkin noun. ['mɔ:lkɪn] obsolete exc. dial. Also mawkin. ME.
[Dim. of Malde early form of female forenames Maud or Matilda: see -KIN. Cf. MAUX, MERKIN.]
1. (Formerly used as a typical name of) a lower-class, untidy, or sluttish woman, esp. a servant, or country girl. ME.

2. (A name for) a female spectre or demon. (In later use app. associated with sense 5a.) ME-E17.

3. A mop; a bundle of rags fastened to the end of a stick, esp. for cleaning out a baker's oven. LME.

4. A scarecrow; a ragged puppet, a grotesque effigy. M16.

5. a. (A name for) a cat. Cf. earlier GRIMALKIN. L17.
b. (A name for) a hare. Scot. & north. E18.

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