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mutchkin
[ muhch-kin ]
noun
- Scot. a unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than a U.S. liquid pint.
- a container, usually of pewter, holding this quantity.
mutchkin
/ ˈmʌtʃkɪn /
noun
- a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to slightly less than one pint
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Origin of mutchkin1
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Example Sentences
But well sune put out that light, he whispered to his companion; awa and bring in a half-mutchkin.
They then proposed to send for another half mutchkin, which they did, and urged him to drink; she took a little with them.
A mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'
Mutchkin was unquestionably a shrewd fellow, although he did his best to darken the light with which nature had endowned him.
The patient, of course, was impressed with Mutchkin's acuteness, and so was the apprentice.
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