The Collaborative International Dictionary
Miskin \Mis"kin\, n. [Prob. for music + -kin.] (Mus.)
A little bagpipe. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete musici English) A little bagpipe.
Wikipedia
Miskin could refer to:
- Miskin, a small village in the district of Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
- Miskin, Mountain Ash, a small village in the district of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
- Miskin (commote), an ancient commote in South Wales
Miskin may also be:
- A transliteration of Myshkin, a Russian surname
- A surname in English, derived from Norman French "le meschin' meaning 'the younger'. For example William le Meschin in The 1161 Pipe Rolls for Warwickshire England
- A term in Islamic writing (plural masakin) denoting a needy person, destitute and worthy of being given food on fast days
By extension in general usage, communes and associations of poor people; and a euphemism for money saving techniques. For example:
- in Indonesia, 'Kampung Miskin, Jakarta' (a shanty town) and 'Aliansi Rakyat Miskin' (Poor Peoples' Alliance)
- in some African countries,'a miskin call' is a brief telephone call terminated before it is answered so that the other party then returns the call at their expense
- 'Old Aston' slang (Birmingham, UK) for a waste receptacle
Miskin ( Welsh: Meisgyn) is a village approximately 2 miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm. Miskin is part of the Pontyclun electoral ward.
Usage examples of "miskin".
We rushed back and found Lytol, Ker, and Miskin knocked down, and then this lot acting as if their brains were on fire.
When the intruders attacked Lytol, Ker, and Miskin, it seemed advisable to initiate this defensive measure.
You should have heard him complaining that Ker and Miskin were too slow on their feet to be of any assistance.
You couldn't let anyone play it who was under the age of forty, not unless you wanted an Old Miskin with a cushion up his jerkin and greasepaint wrinkles.
You couldn’t let anyone play it who was under the age of forty, not unless you wanted an Old Miskin with a cushion up his jerkin and greasepaint wrinkles.