muckworm Meaning, Definition & Usage

Muck"worm` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
  2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. "Misers are muckworms." Pope.

Webster 1913