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perkin

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perkin¹

Where it comes from

See -kin, and compare ciderkin.

noun

  1. archaic A kind of weak perry.

Perkin²

Where it comes from

Variant of Parkin.

proper noun Perkins

  1. A surname.

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"perkin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perkin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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perkin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perkin

Chicago

"perkin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perkin.

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@misc{perkin_2026,
  title = {perkin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perkin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}