单词 | mudlark |
释义 | mudlark[ muhd-lahrk ] / ˈmʌdˌlɑrk / nounChiefly British. a person who gains a livelihood by searching for iron, coal, old ropes, etc., in mud or low tide. Chiefly British Informal. a street urchin. either of two black and white birds, Grallina cyanoleuca, of Australia, or G. bruijni, of New Guinea, that builds a large, mud nest. verb (used without object)to grub or play in mud. Origin of mudlarkFirst recorded in 1790–1800; mud + lark1 Words nearby mudlarkmud gecko, mudguard, mud hen, mudhole, mudir, mudlark, mudlump, mud map, mudminnow, mudpack, mud pie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mudlarkBritish Dictionary definitions for mudlarkmudlark / (ˈmʌdˌlɑːk) / nounslang, rare a street urchin (formerly) one who made a living by picking up odds and ends in the mud of tidal rivers Australian slang a racehorse that runs well on a wet or muddy course 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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