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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

    noun. 1. Australian. waste material from a mine. 2. dialect. a mess or muddle. 3. See poke mullock at. Collins English Dictionary.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. mullock (usually uncountable, plural mullocks) (now UK dialect) Rubbish, waste matter. (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. UK /ˈmʌlək/ noun (mass noun) (British English, dialect) 1. worthless material; rubbish 2. (Australian and New Zealand English) rock which contains no gold or from which gold has been extracted 3. (Australian and New Zealand English) worthless information; nonsense.

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

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. 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.

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

    OED's earliest evidence for mullock is from 1854, in a glossary by Anne Baker, philologist. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). mullock is formed within English, by conversion.

  10. 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.

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

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