Mutchkin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mutchkin is a noun meaning (Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres).
Meaning
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres).
Example Sentences
Paint Scotland greetin owre her thrissle; Her mutchkin stowp as toom's a whissle; An' damn'd excisemen in a bussle, Seizin a stell, Triumphant crushin't like a mussel, Or limpet shell!
Word Forms
- mutchkins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mutch, mutsje, middy, mickle, mett, middie.
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