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mudlark
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmʌd.lɑːk/ us /ˈmʌd.lɑːrk/
mainly UK
someone who searches the mud(= soft, wet ground) near rivers trying to find valuable or interesting objects: 河滩寻宝人（在河滩上搜寻有价值物品的人）
There is a collection of medieval artefacts unearthed by mudlarks and metal detectorists.
UK
a horse who runs well on soft, wet ground: （善于在泥泞的地面上奔驰的）泥腿子赛马
The very soft ground should suit Trans Island who is a real mudlark.非常软的地面应该适合“环岛”，它是一匹真正的泥腿子赛马。
Poor Victorian children, nicknamed mudlarks, used to dig at low tide in the foul-smelling muck of the Thames to scavenge lumps of coal and other items they could sell for a few pence.
Beachcombing has provided a way of life for generations of mudlarks living close to the tidal foreshores of the Thames and the Medway.
The firm going at Aintree is bad news for mudlarks.
Edmond's trainer was hoping for softer ground for the confirmed mudlark.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunt someone/something down
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll
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