malkin

[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]

/ ˈmɔ kɪn, ˈmɔl-, ˈmæl- /

an untidy woman; slattern.

a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.

a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.

a cat.

a hare.

Also mawkin.

Origin of malkin

1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin

The Malkin family, through Malkin Securities, owns 10 million square feet of real estate, including the Empire State Building.

A Candidate Shuns His Family Fortune |Samuel P. Jacobs |September 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Hannity and Malkin can still rant, but somewhere, Jack Murtha is watching, with a smile.

The Democrats' Big Gun |Peter Beinart |February 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Today Malkin says this anecdote— highlighted in her Wikipedia entry —has been largely mischaracterized by the mainstream media.

Michelle Malkin Has Feelings, Too |Lloyd Grove |September 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Malkin also likes to get out of her house and do shoe-leather reporting, albeit with ideological intent.

Michelle Malkin Has Feelings, Too |Lloyd Grove |September 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

The recipient of occasional death threats, Malkin has twice felt the need to move her family to undisclosed locations.

Michelle Malkin Has Feelings, Too |Lloyd Grove |September 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
"Go to Malkin Tower at midnight, and thou wilt see," replied the familiar, with a mocking laugh.

The Lancashire Witches |William Harrison Ainsworth
Lefevre and Malkin are men of first-rate mathematical abilities, and both of our college.

Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay |George Otto Trevelyan
The floods descended from the congregated sisterhood at Malkin tower.

Lancashire Folk-lore |John Harland
Its very violence, however, assured her it must soon cease, and she would then set out for Malkin Tower.

The Lancashire Witches |William Harrison Ainsworth
Malkin is a man of singular temper, judgment, and firmness of nerve.

Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay |George Otto Trevelyan

malkin

/ (ˈmɔːkɪn, ˈmɔːl-, ˈmæl-) /

an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin

a variant of mawkin

C13: diminutive of Maud