What is the most likely meaning of "mud bucket" in this case?
I've found different options and I'm not sure which one is correct.
By searching the web I've found that it could mean clay pot, a kind of tool or a boring old car. It could also be something completely different.

Here is the phrase in the context:

"We're on a break from training the dogs whilst father sews her back together.
I have taken the opportunity to crouch by the mud buckets and begin writing in my new journal."

It's most likely that someone would crouch by old cars, is it?

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What is the most likely meaning of "mud bucket" in this case?
I've found different options and I'm not sure which one is correct.
By searching the web I've found that it could mean clay pot, a kind of tool or a boring old car. It could also be something completely different.

Here is the phrase in the context:

"We're on a break from training the dogs whilst father sews her back together.
I have taken the opportunity to crouch by the mud buckets and begin writing in my new journal."

It's most likely that someone would crouch by old cars, is it?

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I searched for 'mud bucket' in an Australian context and it looks like a giant scoop that fits on to the front of a digging machine. If the person is in a quarry or a building site, for example, he/she might crouch down near where these scoops are.

Can't help with 'bubbler, john,  trolley' though - I've no idea what any of that means.

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What is the origin of the sentence? I am a native American-English speaker and that is not an expression that is used here. It sounds like maybe an outdated term or maybe a term from the UK. I.e bubbler, john, trolley.

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Without more context, such as the location and an idea of the date, it is impossible to say. It  could be literal - buckets full of mud, or intended to hold mud. It could be something to do with diggers as Su.Ki said. It also appears that there are drilling parts called mud buckets: http://www.jankioiltools.com/mud_bucket.php It could be that, if the sentence referred to someone at a drilling site.

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