- mammock
- I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1529 chiefly dialect a broken piece ; scrap II. transitive verb Date: 1607 chiefly dialect to tear into fragments ; mangle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mammock
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Mammock — Mam mock, n. [Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + ock.] A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mammock — Mam mock, v. t. To tear to pieces. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammock — [mam′ək] n. [< ?] Now Chiefly Dial. a fragment; shred; scrap vt. Now Chiefly Dial. to break or tear into fragments or shreds … English World dictionary
mammock — /mam euhk/, Brit. Dial. n. 1. a fragment; scrap. v.t. 2. to break, tear, or cut into fragments; shred. [1520 30; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
mammock — 1. noun /ˈmamək/ A shapeless piece; a fragment. 2. verb /ˈmamək/ To tear to pieces … Wiktionary
mammock — n. (British) small piece; fragment v. shred; tear into small pieces … English contemporary dictionary
mammock — mam·mock … English syllables
mammock — I. ˈmamək noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. now dialect : a broken piece : shred, scrap, fragment 2. now dialect … Useful english dictionary
mommuck — mom·muck (mŏmʹək) tr.v. Ocracoke Island, North Carolina mom·mucked, mom·muck·ing, mom·mucks To harass; bother. See note at Ocracoke Island. [Alteration of dialectal mammock, to tear, botch up, from archaic mammock … Universalium
mummick — ˈməmik variant of mammock … Useful english dictionary
