mudge

noun, verb — 2 senses

mudge

noun

/mʌd͡ʒ/

Etymology Possibly a blend of mud + sludge. From mid-19th c.

1

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete mud; sludge

mudge

verb

Etymology Possibly an alteration of budge, under the influence of move.

1

Scotland, Obsolete To move oneself; to stir.

He could kill a man, I verily believe, without ever bitin' him—just by doonin' him wi' the waght o' his body and his paws, and then lying on the tap o' him, growlin' to throttle and devour him if he mudged.1827, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 21, page 913:

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