Definition of Mammock

1. n. A shapeless piece; a fragment.

2. v. t. To tear to pieces.

Definition of Mammock

1. Noun. (archaic or dialect) A shapeless piece; a fragment. ¹

2. Verb. (archaic or dialectal transitive) To tear to pieces. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mammock

1. to shred [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: shred

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammock

mammillaria
mammillaries
mammillariform
mammillary
mammillary bodies
mammillary body
mammillate
mammillated
mammilliform
mammillitis
mammilloid
mammillothalamic
mammitides
mammitis
mammo-
mammock (current term)
mammocked
mammocking
mammocks
mammogenesis
mammogram
mammogramme
mammogrammes
mammograms
mammograph
mammographic
mammographically
mammographies
mammographs
mammography

Literary usage of Mammock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"mammock, [probably of min, C.Br. from the great Quarries of Stone thereabout] MAMMON, [м«ш«»лс, Gr.] the God of Wealth. ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Milton, Touching Hirelings. mammock (mam'ok), ... Priest scruples not to paw and mammock the sacramental! bread as familiarly as his Tavern Bisket. ..."

3. Shropshire Word-book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used by Georgina Frederica Jackson (1879)
"'Dunna mammock that good mate, yo'n be glad o' worse than that some day. ... Ash gives ' mammock, to tear; to break into shapeless pieces. ..."

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