See Also: mullock(dictionary)

mullock (iou)



mullock noun & verb. LME.
[from MULL noun1 + -OCK.]
A. noun.
Rubbish, refuse. Now Austral. & dial. LME.
Rock which does not contain gold or from which gold has been extracted. Austral. & NZ. M19.
fig. Worthless information, nonsense. Austral. & NZ. M19.
Phrases: poke mullock (at) Austral. deride, ridicule, poke fun (at).
b. verb.
verb trans. Litter (a place), esp. with refuse from gold-mining. Austral. M19.
verb intrans. Work quickly and carelessly. Usu. foll. by over. Austral. L19.
mullocky adjective of the nature of mullock M19.