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mullock

noun

Meaning

  1. Rubbish, waste matter.
  2. 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.
  3. Nonsense, rubbish.
  4. A mess; the result of a blunder.
  5. To clear waste material out of a mine.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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