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   mullock

   /ˈmʌlək/

   noun

   • 1. worthless material; rubbish. dialect British
   • ▪ rock which contains no gold or from which gold has been extracted. dialect British
   • ▪ worthless information; nonsense. dialect British

   Word Origin late Middle English: diminutive of earlier mul ‘dust, rubbish’, from Middle Dutch.

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   What is the difference between Mullock and mullock?

   • mullock(Noun) Rubbish, waste matter. mullock(Noun) 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. mullock(Noun) Nonsense, rubbish.

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   • Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Mullock definition: (in Australasia) refuse or rubbish, as rock or earth, from a mine; muck.. See examples of MULLOCK used in a sentence.

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   When did the word mullok come out?

   • [ 1350–1400; orig. dial. E; ME mullok, equiv. to mul dust, mold, rubbish (cf. OE myl dust; vowel perh. from ME mullen; see mull 4) + -ok -ock] This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: drag, fix, index, negative, screen

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   Is Mullock a speck of gold?

   • The gold, both in the quartz and mullock, is very fine, and, owing to the soft and ferruginous nature of the stuff, specks can but very rarely be seen during working. He stopped and took up a handful of mullock. The stones clattered on the coffin; the mud remained in his hand.

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   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

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

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

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   ( 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.

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   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’.

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   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.

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