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Definition of mudlark in English: mudlark(also mudlarker) noun ˈmʌdlɑːkˈmədlɑrk 1A person who scavenges in river mud for objects of value. 在河流泥滩上寻觅值钱物的人 Example sentencesExamples - It is a London voice, it is the sound of the mudlark children in the clay flats herding their goats, selling their dung.
- The floating fire was removed and a peasant mudlark called Osric was sent in to delve down in the nice warm water to see if there was anything left of the pots or just a soggy mass of clay in the bottom.
- Unlike the street-sellers, whose lives were solitary, the mudlarks formed organised communities.
- The mudlarks and the River Police are thorough, unlike some.
- Wheeler is a mudlark, an orphan aged about 10, scavenging a living on the banks of the Thames in London.
Synonyms rummage, search, hunt, look, forage, root about, root around, scratch about, scratch around, grub about, grub around - 1.1historical A scruffy or dirty child who spent most of the time on the street.
Example sentencesExamples - In London where I've lived and worked, the real mudlark, the historical one, was a child who lived in the gutter, as it were.
Synonyms mischievous child, imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster, tearaway
Definition of mudlark in US English: mudlark(also mudlarker) nounˈmədlɑrkˈmədlärk 1A person who scavenges in river mud for objects of value. 在河流泥滩上寻觅值钱物的人 Example sentencesExamples - The mudlarks and the River Police are thorough, unlike some.
- It is a London voice, it is the sound of the mudlark children in the clay flats herding their goats, selling their dung.
- The floating fire was removed and a peasant mudlark called Osric was sent in to delve down in the nice warm water to see if there was anything left of the pots or just a soggy mass of clay in the bottom.
- Unlike the street-sellers, whose lives were solitary, the mudlarks formed organised communities.
- Wheeler is a mudlark, an orphan aged about 10, scavenging a living on the banks of the Thames in London.
Synonyms rummage, search, hunt, look, forage, root about, root around, scratch about, scratch around, grub about, grub around - 1.1historical A street urchin.
〈史〉街头流浪儿 Example sentencesExamples - In London where I've lived and worked, the real mudlark, the historical one, was a child who lived in the gutter, as it were.
Synonyms mischievous child, imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster, tearaway
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