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mutchkin
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[ˈmʌtʃkɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a Scottish unit of capacity equal to a quarter of the old Scottish pint, or roughly three quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
(e.g: they shared the half-mutchkin of raw whisky)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from early modern Dutch mudsekin, diminutive of mud ‘hectolitre’
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