/maw"kin, mawl"-, mal"-/ , n. Brit. Dial.
1. an untidy woman; slattern.
2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.
3. a mop, esp. one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.
4. a cat.
5. a hare.
Also, mawkin .
[ 1200-50; ME: lit., little Molly, equiv. to Mal, var. of Molly Mary + -KIN ]