MAMMOCK
Etymology
Noun
mammock (plural mammocks)
(obsolete, outside, dialects) A shapeless piece; a fragment.
Verb
mammock (third-person singular simple present mammocks, present participle mammocking, simple past and past participle mammocked)
(obsolete, outside, dialects, chiefly, North Carolina, transitive) To tear to pieces.
Usage notes
• In use with varying pronunciation and spelling in tidewater North Carolina among at least the Lumbee, Ocracoke Islanders and Downeasters or Core Sounders.
Source: Wiktionary
Mam"mock, n. Etym: [Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock.]
Definition: A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.]
Mam"mock, v. t.
Definition: To tear to pieces. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition