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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Muck \Muck\, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D. m["o]g. Cf. {Midden}.]
1. Dung in a moist state; manure. --Bacon.
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2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp
places and swamps.
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3. Anything filthy or vile. --Spenser.
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4. Money; -- in contempt.
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The fatal muck we quarreled for. --Beau. & Fl.
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5. (Mining) The unwanted material, especially rock or soil,
that must be excavated in order to reach the valuable ore;
also, the unwanted material after being excavated or
crushed by blasting, or after being removed to a waste
pile. In the latter sense, also called a {muck pile}.
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{Muck bar}, bar iron which has been through the rolls only
once.
{Muck iron}, crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or
rollers. --Knight.
{muck pile} see {muck pile} in the vocabulary.
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