Sooterkin
Pronunciation : Soot"er*kin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913