MUCKING

Verb

mucking

present participle of muck

Proper noun

Mucking

A hamlet in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6881).

Source: Wiktionary


MUCK

Muck

Definition: , abbreviation of Amuck. To run a muck. See Amuck.

Muck, n. Etym: [Icel. myki; akin to D. mög. Cf. Midden.]

1. Dung in a moist state; manure. Bacon.

2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps.

3. Anything filthy or vile. Spenser.

4. Money; -- in contempt. The fatal muck we quarreled for. Beau. & Fl. Muck bar, bar iron which has been through the rolls only once.

– Muck iron, crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers. Knight.

Muck, a.

Definition: Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.

Muck, v. t.

Definition: To manure with muck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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EARTHSHAKING

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