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mudcat

or mud cat

[ muhd-kat ]

mudcat

/ ˈmʌdˌkæt /

noun

  1. any of several large North American catfish living in muddy rivers, esp in the Mississippi valley

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mudcat1

1810–20, Americanism; mud + cat ( def )

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Example Sentences

Then he wired to the headquarters of the railroad company telling them to send a man to Mudcat Landing to take his place.

Then he say, 'The next is a mudcat; this kind of a fish likes dark trashy places.

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