muckender
Preserved but no longer current.
Or MUCKENGER, a pocket-handkerchief.—Old. Cf. SNOTTINGER. The original name of the "Neckinger" in Bermondsey was "the Devil’s Neck-handkerchief." There is still a Neckinger Road and Messrs. Bevington and Sons’ tannery in Bermondsey bears the name of the Neckinger Mills.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “muckender” mean?
Or MUCKENGER, a pocket-handkerchief.—Old. Cf. SNOTTINGER. The original name of the "Neckinger" in Bermondsey was "the Devil’s Neck-handkerchief." There is still a Neckinger Road and Messrs. Bevington and Sons’ tannery in Bermondsey bears the name of the Neckinger Mills.
Is “muckender” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.