mutchkin

[ muhch-kin ]

noun
  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.

Origin of mutchkin

1
1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) muchekyn<Middle Dutch mudseken, equivalent to mudse (diminutive of mudde ≪ Latin modius measure of grain) + -ken-kin

Words Nearby mutchkin

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How to use mutchkin in a sentence

  • But well sune put out that light, he whispered to his companion; awa and bring in a half-mutchkin.

    The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac Gregor
  • They then proposed to send for another half mutchkin, which they did, and urged him to drink; she took a little with them.

    The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac Gregor
  • A mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'

    Border Ghost Stories | Howard Pease
  • mutchkin was unquestionably a shrewd fellow, although he did his best to darken the light with which nature had endowned him.

    A Book about Doctors | John Cordy Jeaffreson
  • The patient, of course, was impressed with mutchkin's acuteness, and so was the apprentice.

    A Book about Doctors | John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for mutchkin

mutchkin

/ (ˈmʌtʃkɪn) /


noun
  1. a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to slightly less than one pint

Origin of mutchkin

1
C15: from Middle Dutch mudseken, from Latin modius measure for grain

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