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malkin

malkin is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
  2. 2.A scarecrow.[Prov. Eng.]
  3. 3.(Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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