'Maukin' definitions:

Definition of 'Maukin'

From: GCIDE
  • Maukin \Mau"kin\, n.
  • 1. See Malkin. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A hare. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'maukin'

From: GCIDE
  • Malkin \Mal"kin\, n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf. Grimalkin.] [Written also maukin.]
  • 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. [1913 Webster]