mudlark

mudlark
ˈmʌdlɑ:k сущ.
1) рабочий, прочищающий канализацию
2) уличный мальчишка, беспризорник
3) сл. свинина;
молодой барашек (разговорное) уличный мальчишка, беспризорный (разговорное) рабочий, прочищающий водостоки mudlark рабочий, прочищающий водостоки ~ уличный мальчишка, беспризорник

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • mudlark — [mud′lärk΄] n. [Brit. Informal] STREET ARAB …   English World dictionary

  • Mudlark — For other uses, see Mudlark (disambiguation). A Mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, especially in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.[1] Mudlarks would search in the muddy shores of the River Thames… …   Wikipedia

  • Mudlark (disambiguation) — Mudlark may refer to: Mudlark, someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, especially in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries Mudlark, an alternative name in Australia for the Magpie lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) Mudlark (album) …   Wikipedia

  • Mudlark (album) — Mudlark Cover photo taken in the Mt. Wilson Observatory parking lot, Jan 10, 1971. Studio album by Leo Kottke Released 1971 …   Wikipedia

  • mudlark — /mud lahrk /, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a person who gains a livelihood by searching for iron, coal, old ropes, etc., in mud or low tide. 2. Chiefly Brit. Informal. a street urchin. 3. either of two black and white birds, Grallina cyanoleuca, of… …   Universalium

  • mudlark — noun One who scavenges in river mud for items of value, especially in London during the Industrial Revolution …   Wiktionary

  • mudlark — Synonyms and related words: Arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum, bummer, dogie, gamin, gamine, guttersnipe, hobo, homeless waif, idler, landloper, lazzarone, loafer, losel, piker, ragamuffin, ragman, ragpicker, rounder, ski bum, stiff,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Mudlark — (horseracing) horse that performs well on wet tracks …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • mudlark — Australian Slang (horseracing) horse that performs well on wet tracks …   English dialects glossary

  • mudlark — n. race horse that can run well on a muddy or water soaked track, mudder …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mudlark —    obsolete London    a scavenger or thief    It referred either to those who frequented the exposed banks of the River Thames at low tide to pick up anything of value, or those who picked up stolen goods which an accomplice had tossed over the… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms


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