noun
Meaning 1
A maggot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete except in dialects
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mawk
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/mɔːk/
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rhymes with -ɔːk
noun
Meaning 2
A slattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English mawke, moke, a contraction of mathek, maddok, from Old Norse maðkr (“maggot”), a diminutive of a base from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (compare Old English maþa), from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot- used in reference to insects and vermin. Cognate with Danish maddike, Swedish mask, archaic English maddock (modern maggot).