muck out

verb

mucked out; mucking out; mucks out
informal
: to clean (the place where a farm animal lives) : to remove animal waste and dirty hay, sawdust, etc., from (a place, such as a barn)
We went to the barn to muck out the stalls.

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“Muck out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck%20out. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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