MALKIN


Meaning of MALKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯ(l)-kən, ˈmal- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English malkyn servant woman, from Malkyn, diminutive of the name Maud

Date: 1586

1. dialect chiefly British : an untidy woman : slattern

2. dialect chiefly British

a. : cat

b. : hare

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.