malkin

noun mal·kin \ˈmȯ(l)-kən, ˈmal-\

Definition of MALKIN

dial chiefly British : an untidy woman : slattern

dial chiefly British

a : cat

b : hare

Middle English malkyn servant woman, from Malkyn, diminutive of the name Maud

First Known Use: 1586

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