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poke mullock at

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mul⋅lock

[muhl-uhk]
–noun
1. (in Australasia) refuse or rubbish, as rock or earth, from a mine; muck.
2. poke mullock at, Australian. to ridicule.

Origin:
1350–1400; orig. dial. E; ME mullok, equiv. to mul dust, mold, rubbish (cf. OE myl dust; vowel perh. from ME mullen; see mull 4 ) + -ok -ock


mul⋅lock⋅y, adjective
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