muckender
UK/ˈmʌk.ɪn.də/US/ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/
muckender noun: a handkerchief.
Noun
muckender (plural muckenders)
- A handkerchief.
- For the dull muse a muckender were fit / To wipe the slav'rings of her infant wit, / Which, though 'tis late, if justice could be found, / Should like blind, new-born puppies yet be drown'd.1979, Charles Sackville, “On Mr. Edward Howard upon his "New Utopia"”, in Brice Harris, editor, The Poems of Charles Sackville, Sixth Earl of Dorset, pages 16—17, lines 31—34
Forms of muckender
| plural | muckenders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mockador |
| alternative form | mockadour |
| alternative form | muckenger |
| alternative form | muckinder |
| alternative form | muckinger |
| alternative form | muckiter |
Origin of muckender
Inherited from Middle English mokadour, from Old Occitan mocador. For the development of excrescent /n/, compare harbinger, passenger.
Questions about muckender
- What does muckender mean?
- Muckender means a handkerchief.
- What part of speech is muckender?
- Muckender is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muckender?
- Muckender is pronounced /ˈmʌk.ɪn.də/ (UK).
- What is the plural of muckender?
- The plural of muckender is muckenders.
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