Synonyms for malkin

Grammar : Noun

Spell : maw-kin, mawl-, mal-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔ kɪn, ˈmɔl-, ˈmæl-

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Définition of malkin

Origin : also mawkin, "a slattern; woman of the lower classes," late 13c., from fem. proper name Malkyn, a diminutive of Mault "Maud" (see Matilda). Also attested from c.1200 as the proper name of a female specter. Sense of "untidy woman" led to meaning "mop, bundle of rags on a stick" (used to clean ovens, artillery pieces, etc.), c.1400.
MALKINTRASH. One in dismal garb. ["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
Attested as the name of a cat since 1670s (perhaps earlier as Grimalkin, 16c.); cf. Serbo-Croatian mačka "cat," originally a pet-name form of Maria. Also used in Scotland and northern England as the name of a hare (1724).

As in cat : noun feline animal, sometimes a pet
As in slut : noun loose woman

Example sentences :

Malkin is a man of singular temper, judgment, and firmness of nerve.
Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan

I wish his Malkin was re-established at Tournay—and so I believe does he.
Extract from : « Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) » by Edward Gibbon

The floods descended from the congregated sisterhood at Malkin tower.
Extract from : « Lancashire Folk-lore » by John Harland

Malkin was one of the few English female names with this appendage.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature » by Charles W. Bardsley

Miss Malkin came and atoned for her historic glance in the shop.
Extract from : « The Price of Love » by Arnold Bennett

Dr. and Mrs. Malkin's sons were my brother's school and college mates.
Extract from : « Records of a Girlhood » by Frances Ann Kemble

We were just considering whether we should go to Malkin Tower.
Extract from : « The Lancashire Witches » by William Harrison Ainsworth

Between Miss Malkin's taciturnity and the voice within her Rachel had a terrible three minutes.
Extract from : « The Price of Love » by Arnold Bennett

As I was saying, you must have seen mysterious proceedings both at Malkin Tower and your own house.
Extract from : « The Lancashire Witches » by William Harrison Ainsworth

"Go to Malkin Tower at midnight, and thou wilt see," replied the familiar, with a mocking laugh.
Extract from : « The Lancashire Witches » by William Harrison Ainsworth

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