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mud crack

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noun Geology.
a fracture, part of a desiccation pattern, caused by the drying out and shrinking of silt or clay.
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Origin of mud crack

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby mud crack

mud berth, mud bug, mudcap, mudcat, mud crab, mud crack, mud dauber, mudder, muddle, muddle along, muddled
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How to use mud crack in a sentence

  • She's right now layin' tied an' gagged in a mud crack where you nor no one else won't never find her.

    Prairie Flowers|James B. Hendryx
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