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    mullock
    /ˈmʌlək/

    noun

    • 1. worthless material; rubbish. dialect British

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mullockMullock Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MULLOCK is rubbish, refuse, dirt. rubbish, refuse, dirt; a state of confusion : muddle, mess; refuse earth or rock from a mine… See the full definition

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMULLOCK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. Australian waste material from a mine 2. dialect a mess or muddle 3. → See poke mullock at.... Click for more definitions.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › mullockMULLOCK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Mullock definition: (in Australasia) refuse or rubbish, as rock or earth, from a mine; muck.. See examples of MULLOCK used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › mullockMullock - definition of mullock by The Free Dictionary

    ( ˈmʌlək) n. 1. (Mining & Quarrying) Austral waste material from a mine. 2. dialect a mess or muddle. 3. poke mullock at informal Austral to ridicule. [C14: related to Old English myl dust, Old Norse mylja to crush; see muller] ˈmullocky adj.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › mullockmullock - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] mullock (usually uncountable, plural mullocks) (now UK dialect) Rubbish, waste matter. ( Australia, New Zealand, mining) Mining waste or ore processing waste: ( Australia, New Zealand, mining) Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.

  7. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishMULLOCK - Definition in English - bab.la

    mullock noun (Australian and New Zealand English, informal) ridicule (someone) Examples Some sections of the media may be (in Showa s words) ‘needlessly adept at taking pleasure in poking mullock at hapless members of the public’.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › mullockMullock Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Mullock Definition. (now UK dialect) Rubbish, waste matter. (Australia, New Zealand, mining) Waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted; waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft. Nonsense, rubbish.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › mullock_nmullock, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun mullock mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun mullock, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English and New Zealand English.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › mullock_vmullock, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Australian, New Zealand, and English regional. To make (a thing) dirty; to block or litter (a place), esp. with mining refuse. Usually with up. It is very probable that many portions of Gabriel's Gully will pay for reworking, for the place has been terribly ‘ mullocked ’ by the original workers.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › mullocksMULLOCK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Mullock definition: . See examples of MULLOCK used in a sentence.