muckender

noun

muck·​en·​der

ˈməkə̇ndə(r),

ˈmu̇k-

plural -s

dialectal, England

: handkerchief

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English mokadour, probably from (assumed) Old Provençal mocador (whence Provençal moucadou), from Old Provençal mocar to blow or wipe the nose, from moc nasal mucus, from Latin mucus

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