muckender UK /ˈmʌk.ɪn.də/US /ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/ noun1 •(no longer used) A handkerchief.For the dull muse a muckender were fit / To wipe the slav'rings of her infant wit, / Which, though 'tis late, if justice could be found, / Should like blind, new-born puppies yet be drown'd. — 1979 formsmuckenders