Definition of Mudlark

1. Noun. (slang) A pig; pork. ¹

2. Noun. One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London during the Industrial Revolution. Also applies to a person scavenging sewers. A person that begs near a river. (rare) A sewer cleaner. (rare) ¹

3. Noun. A child who spends most of their time in the streets especially in slum areas. A child who plays in the mud. Any dirty or unkempt person. ¹

4. Noun. Nickname for a soldier of the Royal Engineers. ¹

5. Noun. Assorted birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud. Especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis. ¹

6. Noun. (Australian) The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl like shape. ¹

7. Noun. A racing horse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mudlark

1. a street urchin [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudlark

mudheaps
mudhen
mudhens
mudhif
mudhole
mudholes
mudhook
mudhooks
mudik
mudir
mudiria
mudirias
mudirieh
mudiriehs
mudirs
mudlark (current term)
mudlarked
mudlarks
mudless
mudlike
mudlogger
mudloggers
mudpack
mudpacks
mudpie
mudpies
mudproof
mudpuddle
mudpuppies
mudpuppy

Literary usage of Mudlark

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Musical World (1877)
"she exclaims, a little more than half awake, "it is the Song of the mudlark." "And how shall I catch the mudlark?" I asked, as I pensively ground ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"Otic blow from the mudlark, it was urged, would quite demolish the Baker; who might defer his fate for some time, perhaps, but most surely succumb to it at ..."

3. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1888)
"Mr B. Gladstone's mudlark, 4 yrs - Daniels - 5 to 4 on Sea Maid, 2 to 1 agst Merryman, ... Won by a head, a bad third; Sand Fly refused, and mudlark fell. ..."

4. The Musical World (1877)
"she exclaims, a little more than half awake, "it is the Song of the mudlark." "And how shall I catch the mudlark?" I asked, as I pensively ground ..."

5. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"Otic blow from the mudlark, it was urged, would quite demolish the Baker; who might defer his fate for some time, perhaps, but most surely succumb to it at ..."

6. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1888)
"Mr B. Gladstone's mudlark, 4 yrs - Daniels - 5 to 4 on Sea Maid, 2 to 1 agst Merryman, ... Won by a head, a bad third; Sand Fly refused, and mudlark fell. ..."

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