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mullock

[ muhl-uhk ]

noun

  1. (in Australasia) refuse or rubbish, as rock or earth, from a mine; muck.


mullock

/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ±ôÉ™°ì /

noun

  1. waste material from a mine
  2. dialect.
    a mess or muddle
  3. poke mullock at informal.
    to ridicule
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾³Ü±ô±ô´Ç³¦°ì²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾³Ü±ôl´Ç³¦°ì·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mullock1

1350–1400; originally dialectal English; Middle English mullok, equivalent to mul dust, mold, rubbish (compare Old English myl dust; vowel perhaps from Middle English mullen; mull 4 ) + -ok -ock
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mullock1

C14: related to Old English myl dust, Old Norse mylja to crush; see muller
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. poke mullock at, Australian. to ridicule.
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Example Sentences

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The items will go under the hammer on 5 December through Telford-based auctioneer, Mullock Jones Auctioneers & Valuers, with a guide price of £50,000.

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The largest dorm on campus, officially known as Florence Carrier Blaisdell and Della Mullock Mudd Hall, has 47 characters in the title and was completed in 1947.

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Turner, then Annie Mae Mullock, was 17 when she met Ike, a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer.

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Developer Robert Mullock says Tubman spent time in Cape May during the 1850s.

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Photograph: Courtesy of Mullock's “We are extremely excited to be able to offer this truly fantastic piece of memorabilia, to our knowledge this is the first time that one of Che’s personal possessions has been offered for sale,†the auction house told a local newspaper before the sale.

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