*MUCK
Moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, manure. Mire, mud, filth, dirt or slime. Defamatory or sullying remarks. A state of chaos or confusion. Something of no value, trash.
**MUCKRAKER
To search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal or the like ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS
***MUCK RAKE
Obsolete. The tool for use on mud or dung (1675-1685)