malkin

noun

1. (now archaic, regional) A (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern. [from 13th c.]

2. (now regional) A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven. [from 15th c.]

3. (obsolete, nautical) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. [19th c.]

4. (now archaic, regional) A scarecrow. [from 16th c.]

5. (now rare) A cat. [from 17th c.]

6. (Scotland, Northern England) A hare. [from 18th c.]