malkin

[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. an untidy woman; slattern.
2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.
3. a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.
4. a cat.
5. a hare.

malkin

/ ˈmɔːkɪn; ˈmɔːl-; ˈmæl- /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin
2. a variant of mawkin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

C13: diminutive of Maud

Example Sentences

Aside from the early success, it could be argued that Bylsma failed to maximize the primes of Pittsburgh stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Malkin.

From Seattle Times

Harvard Medical School lecturer Dr. Craig Malkin, a clinical psychologist and author, told Salon that "narcissism" itself is not an official diagnosis and never has been, but is rather a "trait" defined as "a pervasive universal human tendency called 'self-enhancement'" or "the drive to feel special — to stand out from the other nearly 8 billion people on the planet in some way."

From Salon

"This moderate self-enhancement is healthy narcissism," Malkin says.

From Salon

Yet Dubas, out of respect for the Stanley Cup-laden resumes of the team’s core three of Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, can’t quite bring himself to put a “for sale” sign up outside PPG Paints Arena.

From Seattle Times

He put recently claimed forward Matt Phillips — who has all of one NHL goal — on the second line next to Malkin, who is 486 goals ahead of Phillips on the league’s leader board.

From Seattle Times

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