mutchkin
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.
Origin of mutchkin
1Words Nearby mutchkin
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
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 GregorThey 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 GregorA mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'
Border Ghost Stories | Howard Peasemutchkin 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 JeaffresonThe 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
/ (ˈmʌtʃkɪn) /
a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to slightly less than one pint
Origin of mutchkin
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse