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

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