mawk

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Definition of mawk in English English dictionary

a maggot

A slattern; a mawks

Etymology

() From Old Norse maðkr, a diminutive of a base from Germanic *maþa- ‘worm’ (Old English maþa), from Indo-European *math-, moth- used in reference to insects and vermin. Cognate with Danish madike, Swedish mask, archaic English maddock (modern maggot).