mullock English

Meaning mullock meaning

What does mullock mean?

mullock noun

— (now, _, UK, _, dialect) Rubbish, waste matter.

— (Australia, New Zealand, mining) 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.

— Nonsense, rubbish.

— (UK, Yorkshire, dialect) A mess; the result of a blunder.

mullock verb

— (transitive, mining) To clear waste material out of a mine.

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waste products

rubbish

nonsense