morkin

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  1. A beast that has died by sickness or mischance, or (according to Halliwell) that is the product of an abortive birth. Could he not sacrifice Some sorry morkin that unbidden dies? Bp. Hall, Satires, III. iv. 4.

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  1. For *mortkin, from Old French mortekine, mortecine, morticine = Old Italian morticino, “any dead carrion” (Florio) (Irish muirtchenn = Welsh burgyn), from Middle Latin morticinum, a beast that has died of disease, neuter of Latin morticinus, that has died (as an animal), dead, hence carrion, from mor(t-)s, death: see mort. Cf. mortling.
 

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