mullock
Rubbish, waste matterRubbish, waste matter.
Meaning
5 senses(UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Rubbish, waste matter.
Mining waste or ore processing waste:
(Australia, New Zealand, uncountable, usually)Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.
(Australia, New Zealand, uncountable, usually)Tailings: waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted.
(uncountable, usually)Nonsense, rubbish.
(UK, Yorkshire, dialectal, uncountable, usually)A mess; the result of a blunder.
Origin
From mull + -ock.From mull + -ock.
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Forms
plural: mullocks| Singular | mullock |
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uncountable
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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