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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, Scotland, dialectal) A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf or dwarfish creature..
'So it's your problem, no mine, if the wee mimmerkin's run,' he added, wiping his hand on his jerkin. 'Get a move on, man, Iw ant to get a hold of Bernard Stewart before he takes refuge the wrong side of that wall.'
'A mimmerkin. A dwarf.' 'I am not a dwarf.' Maude Benet had been stern. Sometimes even sharp. But she had not called folk names. Elspet had telt him, as Maude would have done. And he had laughed at her.
Use mimmerkin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mimmerkin means (archaic, Scotland, dialectal) A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf or dwarfish creature..
Common synonyms include dobby, dotel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'So it's your problem, no mine, if the wee mimmerkin's run,' he added, wiping his hand on his jerkin. 'Get a move on, man, Iw ant to get a hold of Bernard Stewart before he takes refuge the wrong side of that wall.'
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