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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