(now, rare, chiefly, historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
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(slang, now, rare) A pig; pork.
Besides these, there were the mudlark and the scupple hunter: the former prowling about at low water, receiving in his small bag such petty packages as he could get from his dishonest friends on board; and the later sneaking about the wh…
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A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin.
Dr. Fiona Haughey, a London archaeologist who has worked on the Thames since the 1990s, said that although some mudlarks are looking for valuables, others are looking for a connection with the everyday objects of a bygone Britain.
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