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Definition of Merkin
1. n. Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.
Definition of Merkin
1. Noun. A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women after shaving their pubic hair (originally to eliminate lice, etc.; now often as a fashion item). ¹
2. Noun. A mop for cleaning cannon. ¹
3. Noun. (British slang pejorative) An American. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Merkin
1. a hairpiece for the pubic area [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Merkin
Literary usage of Merkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1907)
"Street, South by James Barns, West by Peter merkin &. North by Isaac Wharton,
Subject to a Ground Rent of £13, S. 13, p. 4 p. Annum Payable to Peter merkin ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"merkin. ... Why dost thou reach thy merkin, now half dust ? Why dost provoke the
ashes of thy lust ? ..."
3. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"... merkin, ... merkin, [ie Jove's Market ] a dangerous Port in Cornwall, {o called
from the many Storms ..."
4. The Old Book Collector's Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Readable Reprints by Charles Hindley (1872)
"The master's name was Vanity, who 'merkin.—False hair. ... Why dost thou reach
thy merkin, now half dust ? Why dost provoke the ashes of thy lust ? ..."
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