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muckworm

[ muhk-wurm ]

noun

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


muckworm

/ ˈmʌkˌwɜːm /

noun

  1. any larva or worm that lives in mud
  2. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of muckworm1

First recorded in 1590–1600; muck + worm
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Example Sentences

If the Old Lord Chatham were now alive, he would speak with respect of the muckworm, as he called the 'Change Alley people.

The muckworm is no longer a creeping thing; it rears its head aloft, and makes the haughty borough-lords sneak about in holes and corners.'...

Peace, Muckworm, or my Sword shall stop thy Breath for ever.

The "muckworm" Cottington, as Browning calls him, suggested the sentence which was carried out.

I am sick To think her wretched masters, Hamilton, The muckworm Cottington, the maniac Laud, May yet be longed-for back again.

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