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
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
