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MUCKWORM
Etymology
Noun
muckworm (plural muckworms)
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
Source: Wiktionary
Muck"worm`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. "Misers are muckworms." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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