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
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mutha
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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