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MUDLARK
Etymology
Noun
mudlark (plural mudlarks)
(slang, now, rare) A pig; pork. [from 18th c.]
(now, rare, chiefly, historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London. [from 18th c.]
A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin. [from 19th c.]
(slang) A soldier of the Royal Engineers. [from 19th c.]
(UK, regional) Any of various birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud, especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis. [from 19th c.]
(AU) The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape. [from 19th c.]
A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks. [from 20th c.]
Synonym: mudder
Verb
mudlark (third-person singular simple present mudlarks, present participle mudlarking, simple past and past participle mudlarked)
(intransitive) To scavenge in river or harbor mud for items of value.
Source: Wiktionary
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