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morkin.

An animal that has died of disease or by mischance.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoɹkɪn/General-American[ˈmo̞ɹkɪn]General-American/ˈmɔːkɪn/UK/mɔːɹkɪn/
  1. An animal that has died of disease or by mischance.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably from mort + -kin (compare mortling); or from Old French mortekine, a variant of mortecine, from Medieval Latin morticinus. Compare also Swedish murken (“putrefied”), Icelandic morkinn (“putrid”).

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