mud
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Unattested in Old English; probably cognate with (or perhaps directly borrowed from) Middle Dutch modde, Middle Low German modde, mudde (Low German Mudd).
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mud (countable and uncountable; plural muds)
- A dirty mixture of water and soil
- A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall
- (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured
- (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents
- The campaign issues got lost in all the mud from both parties
- (slang) Money, doe, especially when proceeding from dirty business
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mixture of soil and water
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to mud (third-person singular simple present muds, present participle muding, simple past and past participle muded)
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to make muddy
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[edit] Breton
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mud
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Ultimately from Latin modius 'bushel'
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mud n. (plural mudden, diminutive mudje or muddeken)
- An old measure of volume, varying in content over time and regions; nowadays usually 1 hectoliter
- Een mud is zo'n 70 kilo aardappelen
- One mud is about 70 kg potatoes
- Een mud is zo'n 70 kilo aardappelen
- A wooden container having such content; again used as measure for bulk wares sold in it, such as cereals
- A land measure, presumably supposedly the area sown which that much seed
- A small measure for liquids, about 1 deciliter
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- mudderecht n.
- mudszak m.
- korenmud n.

