MALKIN

malkin|malkin (2). Malkin, or Malkin, n. a dirty, wench, a mop, ob.

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Mal″kin (?), n. [[Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf. Grimalkin.]] [Written also maukin.] 1. 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. Chaucer.
2. 2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
3. 3. A scarecrow.
4. 4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.