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单词 mudbugging
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mudbuggingn.

Brit. /ˈmʌdbʌɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmədˌbəɡɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mudbug n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < mudbug n. + -ing suffix1.
U.S. regional (southern, esp. Louisiana).
Fishing for crayfish.
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1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways iii. xiv. 123 The swamp is filling with some of the one million tons of silt the big rivers carry in daily; and those Cajuns who traditionally make a living from the wetlands by fishing, frogging, mudbugging, trapping, and mosspicking are having to leave their fastness and take work in industry.
1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 33/1 A mud-bugging contest is one of the few occasions on which the tribe still gathers, to compare prowess and lay bets.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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