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muck stick

What does muck stick mean?

A shovel. Same job as a goon spoon, different flavour of insult — this one is about the mud, slurry and general muck you're going to be relocating with it. Heard a lot on civil, drainage and groundworks crews.

"Grab a muck stick, that footing needs cleaning out before the rebar goes in."

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What is a muck stick?
Muck stick is another name for a shovel, leaning on the 'muck' it'll be moving.
How do you use muck stick in a sentence?
"Grab your muck stick, this trench isn't digging itself."
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