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Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.

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