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muckworm

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  1. 1. n. A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvae of the tumbledung and allied beetles. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. (Zoöl.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ 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
  4. 4. A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to thelarvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvae of the tumbledung and allied beetles. n. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. Source: ecdict

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