MUDLARK
Mudlark
A mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Mudlark
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mudlark
Noun
- A pig; pork.
- One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London during the Industrial Revolution. Also applies to a person scavenging sewers. A person that begs near a river. (rare) A sewer cleaner. (rare)
- A child who spends most of their time in the streets especially in slum areas. A child who plays in the mud. Any dirty or unkempt person.
- Nickname for a soldier of the Royal Engineers.
- Assorted birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud. Especially and Alauda arvensis.
- (Australian) The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape.
- A racing horse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
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