muckworm

[ muhk-wurm ]

/ ˈmʌkˌwɜrm /

noun

(not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure.

a miser.

Origin of muckworm

First recorded in 1590–1600; muck + worm

Words nearby muckworm

muckrake, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc, muco-, mucocele

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Example sentences from the Web for muckworm

He is as handsome a young fellow as ever was hatched from a muckworm.
The International Magazine, Vol. IV. New-York, December 1, 1851. No. V.|Various
You may hang the muckworm, and what shall that profit any one?
The Lion's Skin|Rafael Sabatini
The "muckworm" Cottington, as Browning calls him, suggested the sentence which was carried out.
Browning's England|Helen Archibald Clarke
"In that he lied like the muckworm that he is," I exclaimed.
The Strolling Saint|Raphael Sabatini

Peace, Muckworm, or my Sword shall stop thy Breath for ever.
The Stolen Heiress|Susanna Centlivre

British Dictionary definitions for muckworm

muckworm

/ (ˈmʌkˌwɜːm) /

noun

any larva or worm that lives in mud

informal a miser

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单词	muckworm
释义	muckworm [ muhk-wurm ] / ˈmʌkˌwɜrm / noun (not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure. a miser. Origin of muckworm First recorded in 1590–1600; muck + worm Words nearby muckworm muckrake, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc, muco-, mucocele Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muckworm He is as handsome a young fellow as ever was hatched from a muckworm. The International Magazine, Vol. IV. New-York, December 1, 1851. No. V.\|Various You may hang the muckworm, and what shall that profit any one? The Lion's Skin\|Rafael Sabatini The "muckworm" Cottington, as Browning calls him, suggested the sentence which was carried out. Browning's England\|Helen Archibald Clarke "In that he lied like the muckworm that he is," I exclaimed. The Strolling Saint\|Raphael Sabatini Peace, Muckworm, or my Sword shall stop thy Breath for ever. The Stolen Heiress\|Susanna Centlivre British Dictionary definitions for muckworm muckworm / (ˈmʌkˌwɜːm) / noun any larva or worm that lives in mud informal a miser Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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