MUCKENDER

Etymology

Noun

muckender (plural muckenders)

(obsolete) A handkerchief.

Source: Wiktionary


Muck"en*der, n. Etym: [Sp. mocador. Cf. Mokadour.]

Definition: A handkerchief. [Obs.] [Written also muckinder, muckiter, mockadour.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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