"perkin" meaning in English

See perkin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: See -kin, and compare ciderkin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-kin}} -kin Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} perkin
  1. (archaic) A kind of weak perry. Tags: archaic
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