Mullock

Meaning

Noun

●

In British English:

Rubbish,

matter.

●

In Australian English, New Zealand English & Mining:

Mining

or

:

Overburden:

while

for

or while

, such as when

a shaft.

Tailings:

from which the

,

,

, etc; has been extracted.

●

Nonsense, rubbish.

●

In British English & Yorkshire English:

A

; the result of a blunder.

Verb

●

In Mining:

To

a mine.

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Origin

mullock

English

-ock

English

-ock

Middle English (1100-1500)

-oc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

mull

English

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