Definition of MAWK

mawk

Meanings

Plural: mawks

Noun

  • A maggot.
  • A slattern.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mawke, moke, a contraction of mathek, maddok, from Old Norse maðkr (“maggot”), a diminutive of a base from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (compare Old English maþa), from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot- used in reference to insects and vermin. Cognate with Danish maddike, Swedish mask, archaic English maddock (modern maggot).

Scrabble Score: 13

mawk is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
mawk is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
mawk is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

mawk is not valid in Words With Friends