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mucket

mucket noun: any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.

Noun

mucket (plural muckets)

  1. Any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.
    • Of those, a few made up the lion's share of trade, among them the yellow sandshell, the black sandshell, the pocketbook, and the mucket.1992 November 6, Peter Friederici, “Lonely at the Bottom”, in Chicago Reader
  2. A heavy cup with lid and bail which can be used over an open fire. Sizes can range from 0.5 to 1.0 liter.

Forms of mucket

pluralmuckets

Questions about mucket

What does mucket mean?
Mucket means any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.
What part of speech is mucket?
Mucket is a noun.
What is the plural of mucket?
The plural of mucket is muckets.

Words near mucket in the dictionary

  1. muckered
  2. muckering
  3. muckerish
  4. muckerism
  5. muckers
  6. mucket
  7. muckets
  8. muckety muck
  9. muckety mucks
  10. muckety-muck
  11. muckety-mucks

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