Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of liquid measure that is equal to 0.9 US pint (0.43 liter).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A liquid measure in Scotland, containing four gills, and forming the fourth part of a Scotch pint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland A
unit offluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperialpint (0.43 litres)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Old Keltie, the landlord, who had bestowed his name on a bridge in the neighbourhood of his quondam dwelling, received the carrier with his usual festive cordiality, and adjourned with him into the house, under pretence of important business, which, I believe, consisted in their emptying together a mutchkin stoup of usquebaugh.
The Abbot 2008
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Jekyl of a mutchkin of Glenlivat, that both would fall by the first fire.
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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Steenie cried for a mutchkin of brandy, for he had had no refreshment the haill day.
Redgauntlet 2008
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‘From a mutchkin to a gallon, I ken your honour’s taste,
Redgauntlet 2008
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Hieland sowens by Mr. Duncan MacDonought, the last minister, who began the morning duly, Sunday and Saturday, with a mutchkin of usquebaugh.
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Inn, and to bestow a mutchkin, as he would jocosely say, to obtain the freedom of the house, but, in reality, to assure himself of my company during the evening. —
Old Mortality 2004
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I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity, or whether some hope of gain mixed with it, but after Dick had sold several horses in this way, he began to complain that dry — bargains were unlucky, and to hint that since his chap must live in the neighbourhood, he ought, in the courtesy of dealing, to treat him to half a mutchkin.
Waverley 2004
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‘Bob of Dumblain,’ under the influence of half a mutchkin of brandy, he seemed to trot merrily forward, with a happy indifference to the state of the country, the conduct of the party, the end of the journey, and all other sublunary matters whatever.
Waverley 2004
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Roy Macdonald complied with the summons, taking with him a half mutchkin stoup full of whiskey.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson
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Westmoreland; and not liking to intrude on his family circle that evening, I sent a note up to Greta Hall, requesting him to come down and see me, and drink one half mutchkin along with me.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 543, Saturday, April 21, 1832. Various
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See WordNet definition above. The mutchkin is also about 15 British fluid ounces (about 426 milliliters).
November 7, 2007