| 1. | Chiefly British. a person who gains a livelihood by searching for iron, coal, old ropes, etc., in mud or low tide. |
| 2. | Chiefly British Informal. a street urchin. |
| 3. | either of two black and white birds, Grallina cyanoleuca, of Australia, or G. bruijni, of New Guinea, that builds a large, mud nest. |
| 4. | to grub or play in mud. |