SOOTERKIN

Etymology

Noun

sooterkin (plural sooterkins)

A mouse-like creature which, according to folklore, Dutch women who sit over stoves give birth to.

(figuratively) An abortive scheme.

(colloquial) A Dutch person.

Anagrams

• stinkeroo

Source: Wiktionary

Soot"er*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently.]

Definition: A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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