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mucket

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mucket (plural muckets)

  1. Any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.
    • 1992 November 6, Peter Friederici, “Lonely at the Bottom”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      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.
  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.
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