1. a mop made of rags or cloth strips
Usage: archaic
2. a scarecrow or crude figure
Usage: archaic
3. a slovenly woman
Usage: archaic; derogatory

Examples

• The servant used a malkin to clean the kitchen floor.
• A tattered malkin stood guard over the vegetable garden.
• The old malkin in the field frightened away the crows.
• She grabbed the malkin from the bucket to mop up the spill.
• The farmer replaced his worn malkin with fresh rags.