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mud lark

[muhd-lahrk]

mud·lark

[muhd-lahrk]
noun
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to grub or play in mud.

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Mud lark is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1790–1800; mud + lark1
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