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mawkin

maw·kin [ máwkin ] (plural maw·kins)


noun  U.K. 
Definition:
 
1.  ( regional or archaic )
Same as  scarecrow (sense 1)


2. an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman's care for her appearance or her decency of speech and behavior ( regional insult )

[13th century. < the name Matilda or Maud, literally "little Matilda"]
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