mutchkin

[ muhch-kin ]

/ ˈmʌtʃ kɪn /

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.

Origin of mutchkin

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

mutatis mutandis, mutato nomine, Mutazila, Mutazilite, mutch, mutchkin, mut dash, mute, muted, mutein, mute swan

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Example sentences from the Web for mutchkin

"Aggie, fill me a mutchkin when you're at it," said Gourlay to the pretty barmaid with the curly hair.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
The patient, of course, was impressed with Mutchkin's acuteness, and so was the apprentice.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
We accepted his apology; and, ordering the landlord to bring in half a mutchkin of whisky, the storm blew by.
My Schools and Schoolmasters|Hugh Miller
Godsake, woman, let me away; there's saxpence t' ye to buy half a mutchkin, instead o' clavering about thae auld-warld stories.'
Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott

A mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease

British Dictionary definitions for mutchkin

mutchkin

/ (ˈmʌtʃkɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mutchkin

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mutchkin
释义	mutchkin [ muhch-kin ] / ˈmʌtʃ kɪn / 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. Origin of mutchkin 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 mutatis mutandis, mutato nomine, Mutazila, Mutazilite, mutch, mutchkin, mut dash, mute, muted, mutein, mute swan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mutchkin "Aggie, fill me a mutchkin when you're at it," said Gourlay to the pretty barmaid with the curly hair. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown The patient, of course, was impressed with Mutchkin's acuteness, and so was the apprentice. A Book about Doctors\|John Cordy Jeaffreson We accepted his apology; and, ordering the landlord to bring in half a mutchkin of whisky, the storm blew by. My Schools and Schoolmasters\|Hugh Miller Godsake, woman, let me away; there's saxpence t' ye to buy half a mutchkin, instead o' clavering about thae auld-warld stories.' Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott A mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.' Border Ghost Stories\|Howard Pease British Dictionary definitions for mutchkin mutchkin / (ˈmʌtʃkɪn) / noun a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to slightly less than one pint Word Origin for mutchkin C15: from Middle Dutch mudseken, from Latin modius measure for grain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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