muck

Definitions


[mʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- dirt, rubbish, or waste matter
(e.g: I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen)


Phrases:
- as common as muck
- make a muck of
- where there's muck there's brass

Origin:
Middle English muk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki ‘dung’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘soft’, shared by meek


[mʌk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- spread manure on (land)
(e.g: half the farm is mucked every year)


Phrases:
- as common as muck
- make a muck of
- where there's muck there's brass

Origin:
Middle English muk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki ‘dung’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘soft’, shared by meek




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