Muck (?)

, abbreviation of Amuck.

To run a muck. See Amuck.

 

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Muck, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D. mog. Cf. Midden.]

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.

 

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Muck, a.

Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.

 

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Muck, v. t.

To manure with muck.

 

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