Mud

mud, n. wet soft earth.— v.t. to bury in mud: to dirty: to stir the sediment in, as in liquors; to bury in mud.— v.i. to go under the mud like the eel.— ns. Mud′-bath , a kind of mud connected with some mineral springs into which the patient plunges himself; Mud′-boat , -scow , a boat for carrying away the mud dredged from a river, .; Mud′-cone , a mud-volcano.— adv. Mud′dily .— n. Mud′dine .— adj. Mud′dy , foul with mud: containing mud: covered with mud: confused: stupid.— v.t. to dirty: to render dull:— pa.t. and pa.p. mud′died. — adjs. Mud′dy-head′ed , having a muddy or dull head or understanding; Mud′dy-mett′led ( Shak. ), dull-spirited: spiritle .— ns. Mud′-fish , a fish which burrows in the mud; Mud′-flat , a muddy strip of shore submerged at high tide; Mud′-guard , the dash-board of a carriage; Mud′-hole , a place full of mud: an orifice in the bottom of a boiler where the sediment is collected; Mud′-lark , a man who cleans public sewers or who picks up a living along the banks of tidal rivers: a street-arab; Mud′-wall , a wall composed of mud, or one in which mud is used in place of mortar: the bee-eater. [Old Low Ger. mudde , Dut. modder .]