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Definition of Mawky
1. a. Maggoty.
Definition of Mawky
1. Adjective. (Northern England) maggoty, full of maggots. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mawky
1. maggoty [adj MAWKIER, MAWKIEST] - See also: maggoty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mawky
Literary usage of Mawky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Compare mawky, 1.] Hence—2f. Loathsome; apt to cause loathing or nausea; sickening.
... Eng.] Even John Dryden penned none but mawky plays, nor did Byron ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Wh. Gl. ; gen. Maw [mao'h1], the stomach ; Mid. Mawk [mao'h'k], maggot ; pen.
to the county. Wh. Gl. Called also maddock [maad'uk] ; Mid. See Mad. mawky ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"Hawkish [mau-kish], adj. feeling slightly indisposed. mawky [mau-ki], adj.
(1) maggoty, as ' mawky cheese.' (2) Pale and sickly-looking, like a mawk. ..."
4. A Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases by Barzillai Lowsley, Job Lowsley (1888)
"An implement for cleaning out the oven. MAWKISH.—Flat to the taste. mawky.—A
woman who is very dowdy and ungainly in appearance is said to be ..."
5. A Glossary of Words Used in South-west Lincolnshire: (Wapentake of Graffoe) by Robert Eden George Cole (1886)
"MAUL, or MALL, s.—The common Mallow, Malva sylvestris, the seeds of which are
eaten by children, and called Cheeses by them. MAWK, s.—A maggot. mawky, adj. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"MAWKISH, (maw'-kish) a. Apt to give satiety ; apt to cause loathing.
MAWKISHNESS, (maw'-kish-nes) nt Aptness to cause loathing. mawky, (maw'-ke) o. ..."
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