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MAWK
Etymology
Noun
mawk (plural mawks)
(obsolete except in dialects) a maggot
(UK, dialect, obsolete) a slattern
Source: Wiktionary
Mawk, n. Etym: [OE. mauk, ma, Icel. ma; akin to Dan. maddik, and E. mad an earthworm. See Mad, n.]
1. A maggot. [Scot.]
2. A slattern; a mawks. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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