maukin
English
Noun
maukin (plural maukins)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of malkin. Alternative form of mawkin.
Anagrams
- Kumina
Scots
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɑːkɪn], [ˈmɔːkɪn]
- (Northern Scots) IPA(key): [ˈmaːkɪn], [ˈmjaːkɪn]
Noun
maukin (plural maukins)
- hare
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.13
- Arrabella: Thou wilt get there before it be dark, if thou make good speed.
Bawldry. No, though I had the speed o' a mawkin.
- Arrabella: Thou wilt get there before it be dark, if thou make good speed.
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.13
- simpleton
Descendants
- English: mawkin, maukin