mammock

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.]

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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 — 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

  • 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

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