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Muckworm
Pronunciation : Muck"worm`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larv? of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. "Misers are muckworms." Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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