[muhch-kin] 
| 1. | Scot. a unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than a U.S. liquid pint. |
| 2. | a container, usually of pewter, holding this quantity. |
| mutch·kin (mŭch'kĭn) n. Scots A unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 U.S. pints (0.42 liters). [Middle English muchekyn, from Middle Dutch mudseken, diminutive of mutse, a kind of measure, from Latin modius, grain measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.] |