English Explanatory Dictionary

muckender

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A handkerchief.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌk.ɪn.də/ /ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/

Word forms

muckender muckenders mockador mockadour muckenger muckinder muckinger muckiter

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mokadour, from Old Occitan mocador. For the development of excrescent /n/, compare harbinger, passenger.

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