noun
- A unit of liquid measure used in Scotland, equal to approximately three-quarters of a pint or about 425 milliliters.
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish
Examples
- The old Scottish recipe called for a mutchkin of cream.
- In 18th-century Scotland, a mutchkin was a standard measure for ale and whisky.
- The merchant sold milk by the mutchkin at the market.
- Historical records show that a mutchkin was roughly equivalent to three-quarters of an English pint.