muckworm

[ muhk-wurm ]

noun

1. (not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure.
2. a miser.

muckworm

/ ˈmʌkˌwɜːm /

noun

1. any larva or worm that lives in mud
2. informal.
   a miser

Word History and Origins

Origin of muckworm¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; muck + worm

Example Sentences

He is as handsome a young fellow as ever was hatched from a muckworm.

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The "muckworm" Cottington, as Browning calls him, suggested the sentence which was carried out.

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Peace, Muckworm, or my Sword shall stop thy Breath for ever.

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"In that he lied like the muckworm that he is," I exclaimed.

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You may hang the muckworm, and what shall that profit any one?

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