mawkin

M3A1W4K5I1N1

noun

simpleton

OriginScots maukin →
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Meanings

mawkin1

nounmawkin (plural mawkins)

plural mawkins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of malkin.

mawkin2

nounmawkin (plural mawkins)

plural mawkins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of maukin.
  2. Ulstersimpleton

Origin

  1. Scotsmaukin“hare, simpleton”
  2. Englishmawkin

From Scots maukin (“hare, simpleton”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mawkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkin

MLA

“mawkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mawkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkin.

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