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ˈscovel(l Obs. exc. dial.
[a. early mod.F. escouvelle (Cotgr.), dim. of escouve (:—L. scōpa) broom. (The ordinary Fr. word for the baker's ‘malkin’ is écouvillon, OF. escouvillon.)]
A baker's malkin.
1562Withals Dict. 44 b/1 A scouell, dragge, or malkyn, wherewith the floore of the ouen is made cleane, peniculus. 1662Comenius' Janua Ling. Triling. 84 But first he [sc. the baker] rakes the fire from it with a scovel (maukin, cole-rake). 1688Holme Armoury iii. 317/1 Bakers Terms in their Art... A Scovel, a Maukin, an Oven sweep. |