Mudlarkとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌdlɑːk/

名詞

mudlark (複数形 mudlarks)

1. (slang, now rare) A pig; pork. [from 18th c.]
2. (now rare, chiefly historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London. [from 18th c.]
   • 1799, George Mogridge, Old Humphrey's walks in London and its neighbourhood‎^[1], Religious Tract Society, page 286:

     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 wharves and quays, under the pretense of wanting work, to pick up everything and anything that came to hand.

   • 2019, Neil Armstrong, ‘A Real Muck Raker’, Literary Review, August:

     She removes only what the water ‘delivers’ to her – items she can see lying on the surface. Unlike some other mudlarks, she does not dig for finds.

   • 2020 February 12, Megan Specia, “Mudlarks Scour the Thames to Uncover 2,000 Years of Secrets”, in The New York Times‎^[2], ISSN 0362-4331:

     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.