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mullock.

Rubbish, waste matter.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Rubbish, waste matter.

    UK · dialectal · uncountable · usually
  2. Mining waste or ore processing waste: Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.

    Australia · New-Zealand · uncountable · usually
  3. Mining waste or ore processing waste: Tailings: waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted.

    Australia · New-Zealand · uncountable · usually
  4. Nonsense, rubbish.

    uncountable · usually
  5. A mess; the result of a blunder.

    UK · Yorkshire · dialectal · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From mull + -ock.

verb
  1. To clear waste material out of a mine.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From mull + -ock.

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