mawkin

English

Etymology 1

Noun

mawkin (plural mawkins)

1. Alternative form of malkin

Etymology 2

From Scots maukin (“hare, simpleton”).

Noun

mawkin (plural mawkins)

1. Alternative form of maukin
2. (Ulster) simpleton

References

• “mawkin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Mankiw