• (n.) A scarecrow. • (n.) A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant. • (n.) Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. • (n.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/malkin/
Mal'kin noun [ Dim. of Maud , the proper name. Confer Grimalkin .] [ Written also maukin .] 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. Chaucer. 2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant. 3. A scarecrow. [ Prov. Eng.] 4. (Mil.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/13