Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MOSKIN, adj. Also mosken; mooskin; musken(d). Rotting, mouldering, musty, esp. applied to corn (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1963). [′mɔskən, ′muskən]
[Norw. dial. mausken, mosken, møysken, rotten, decayed. Cf. Mosker. O.Sc. has muskane, id., 1501.]
