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Definition of Muckworm
1. n. A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
Definition of Muckworm
1. Noun. A larva living in mud or manure. ¹
2. Noun. Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muckworm
1. a worm found in manure [n -S]
Medical Definition of Muckworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Muckworm
Literary usage of Muckworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novelist's Magazine (1786)
"Ah, but wife,' fay» muckworm, ... the marriage null and void: I have another man in.
my eye who is ten times as rich. Tour humble ftr- vaut, • M. muckworm. ..."
2. Paper Against Gold, Or, The History and Mystery of the Bank of England, of by William Cobbett (1834)
"muckworm and Company. We shall see, by-and-by, when we come to talk more fully
upon the subject of loans, what sort of a way it is, ..."
3. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott (1804)
"Enter GAYLOVE, as muckworm. Gay. Welcome to London, dear squire Sap- skull \ I
hope your ... Sir, if your name be sir Penurious muckworm, my name is Samuel ..."
4. The Political Text Book: Comprising a View of the Origin and Objects of by William Carpenter (1833)
"muckworm and Company. We shall see by-and- by, when we come to talk more fully
upon the subject of loans, what sort of a way it is ..."
5. The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey by Henry Carey (1743)
"To them Gaylove as muckworm. ... What, Sir Penurious muckworm? Sapf. Sir! and your
Name be Sir Penurious ..."
6. The Novelist's Magazine (1786)
"Ah, but wife,' fay» muckworm, ... the marriage null and void: I have another man in.
my eye who is ten times as rich. Tour humble ftr- vaut, • M. muckworm. ..."
7. Paper Against Gold, Or, The History and Mystery of the Bank of England, of by William Cobbett (1834)
"muckworm and Company. We shall see, by-and-by, when we come to talk more fully
upon the subject of loans, what sort of a way it is, ..."
8. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott (1804)
"Enter GAYLOVE, as muckworm. Gay. Welcome to London, dear squire Sap- skull \ I
hope your ... Sir, if your name be sir Penurious muckworm, my name is Samuel ..."
9. The Political Text Book: Comprising a View of the Origin and Objects of by William Carpenter (1833)
"muckworm and Company. We shall see by-and- by, when we come to talk more fully
upon the subject of loans, what sort of a way it is ..."
10. The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey by Henry Carey (1743)
"To them Gaylove as muckworm. ... What, Sir Penurious muckworm? Sapf. Sir! and your
Name be Sir Penurious ..."
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