English Explanatory Dictionary

pluff mud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of dark, sticky, and smelly mud associated with salt marshes.

Pronunciation

/ˌplʌf ˈmʌd/

Word forms

pluff mud plough mud pluff-mud

Etymology

From plough + mud, referring to the mud's fertilising properties. The prevailing form reflects an extinct dialectal pronunciation of plough as /plʌf/.

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