noun
mullock
Mullock (noun) means Rubbish or waste material.
noun
1
Rubbish or waste material.
2
Waste material left over from mining or from processing ore.
3
The soil and rock that miners must dig through and clear away to reach minerals underground, for example when digging a shaft.
4
Leftover rock and material once the valuable minerals, such as gold or opal, have been taken out.
"On certain days, when hot currents shimmered off Oyster's Reef, we would detect the chalk-dust of the mullock heaps, acrid; or, from the opal mines themselves, the ghastly fug of the tunnels and shafts."
— Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster (1996)
"The company is considering a site at Mandurang Valley and two others near its mine in Kangaroo Flat, south-west of Bendigo, for a mullock heap that could reach 21 metres over 25 years."
— , Public to Have a Say on Waste Dumping (2003)
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Etymology
Formed from mull and -ock.
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What is the meaning of mullock?
"mullock" (noun) means rubbish or waste material.
What are the different meanings of mullock?
"mullock" has 3 main meanings: 1. Rubbish or waste material; 2. Waste material left over from mining or from processing ore; 3. The soil and rock that miners must dig through and clear away to reach minerals underground, for example when digging a shaft.
