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Muck
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
, abbreviation of Amuck. To run a muck. See Amuck.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Dung in a moist state; manure. Bacon.
2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps.
3. Anything filthy or vile. Spenser.
4. Money; -- in contempt. The fatal muck we quarreled for. Beau. & Fl. Muck bar, bar iron which has been through the rolls only once. -- Muck iron, crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers. Knight.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To manure with muck.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.