Malkin /(?)/

Mal·kin

Malkin

n.
  1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
  2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
  3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]
  4. A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. (Mil.)