mudlarking
noun[U]
UKuk/ˈmʌd.lɑː.kɪŋ/us/ˈmʌd.lɑːr.kɪŋ/theactivityofsearchingthemud(=soft,wetground)nearriverstryingtofindvaluableorinterestingobjects:
As achildshe tookfriendsdown there togomudlarking atlowtide.
The Antiques Show did anitemonfindingtreasurein the Thames, anactivitycalled mudlarking.
- We're going to gosailing,canoeingand mudlarking.
- Mudlarking is where youdigfor thingswashedup when thetideis out.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll